“Transport System of

Ladakh
with comparison to
West Bengal"
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would sincerely like to thank our Geography
Teacher, Sarita Ma’am and
Honorable Principal Sujata Ma’am for the
guidance and encouragement in finishing this
assignment and also teaching me in this
course.
 Introduction
There are about 1,800 km (1,100 mi) of roads in Ladakh of
which 800 km (500 mi) are surfaced. The majority of roads in
Ladakh are looked after by the Border Roads Organisation.
 The total length of surface roads in West Bengal was over
92,023 kilometers comprising national and state highways.
The Kolkata metro is the country's first underground railway.

Public Transport in Ladakh

West Bengal Transport Corporation

Road Map of Ladakh

Road Map of West Bengal

 Ladakh
Road Density of Ladakh is nearly 4.6/km^2. 67% of the
roads are under ICBR (India-China Border Roads) roads.
The Leh–Manali Highway, 428 km (266 mi) is the
longest highway in northernmost India. The third road
to Ladakh is the Nimmu–Padam–Darcha road, which is
under construction.

Double-Lane Roads of Ladakh Heavy Security in the Indo-China Border

Details about roads in West Bengal:-
Total length of road is 92,023 km. The State of West
Bengal, a key center for trade with South East Asian
countries, had a total length of 2,908 km of
National Highways till May 2014. In 2018, the total
length of NH in West Bengal including in principle
National Highways has reached 3,565 km.
 Cost for making of the roads:-
Ladakh West Bengal
BRO is constructing 61 India- Growth of 124% in the
China awarded cost of road projects
Border Roads with total length over last 4 years with
of “strategically investments worth Rs. 11,765
important roads” along the Cr
India-China border with cost of
around Rs 21,040 crore.
 Ambulance Used :-
Ladakh West Bengal
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