Nagpur road plan formulae were prepared by assuming:
A. radial or Star and Block road pattern
B. radial or Star and circular road pattern
C. radial or Star and grid road pattern
D. rectangular and Block road pattern
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Right Answer is: C
SOLUTION
Nagpur road plan or First 20 year road plan (1943 - 63):
In this plan road network in the country was classified in to:
i) National Highways
ii) State highways
iii) Major District roads
iv) Other District roads
v) Village roads
In the Nagpur conference, recommendations were made for the geometric standards of roads, bridge specifications and highway organisations and two plan formulae were finalised. This two plan formulae assumed star and Grid pattern of road network.
Note:
1. The rectangular or the block pattern has been adopted in the city roads of chandigarh.
2. Radial and circular pattern of road network is adopted in Connaught place (New Delhi).