a target of constructing of new highways, has been started in 2018. Phase I of the Bharatmala project involves the construction of 34,800 km of highways (including the remaining projects under NHDP) at an estimated cost of by 2021-22. Network Length year wise +National Highways in India, by state and union territories As at end-March and length in Kms Source: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. State-wise Length of National Highways Note:Yearly data for 2018 and 2020 are not available. Trivia The longest National Highway is NH44, which runs between Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, covering a distance of . The shortest National Highway is NH766EE, which spans , from Hettikeri to Belekeri port in Karnataka. The Leh–Manali Highway connecting Leh in Ladakh to Manali in Himachal Pradesh is the world's second highest-altitude motorable highway. See also List of National Highways in India by highway number List of National Highways in India by state List of National Highways in India by union territory India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway Roads in India References and notes External links Story of a village by the highways Roads in India