[Talk-in] No rationalization of NHs numbers

[Naveen Francis]

Thanks Prasanth,

Not just Kerala, all 12000 Kms recently added to new national highway
system have only new NH numbers.

btw i have wikified  the page
<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/National_Highways_%28new_numbering%29>by
Heinz V
<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=User:Heinz_V&action=edit&redlink=1>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Highways_in_India_%28by_New_Highway_Number%29


On 30 May 2014 06:27, Prasanth Rajan <rajanpras at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Naveen.
>
> I sully agree with you; new highways are based on 2 digit and 3 digit
> scheme but at the moment based on the MORTH and the NHAI data, the old
> numbers remain as-is. NH185 and NH183A in Kerala are new additions to the 9
> NHs and they certainly use the new numbering. The DORTH site still lists
> all old numbers - Karnataka shows NH7 and no NH44 etc.
>
> On an off note, the physical signs on the highways are quite interesting
> now. I see both NH7 and NH44 near Bangalore leading to a lot of confusion
> to the first time users of the road :)
>
>  Regards.
> Prasanth
>
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Naveen Francis <naveenpf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Prasanth,
>>
>> Change will be slow, because 60 years we were using old system.
>> Govt is using new highway numbering for newly declared highways.
>> And now few tenders floated by nhai have also new highway numbering.
>>
>> News report refered in wiki is old one of 2011
>>
>> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Renumbering-NH-projects-on-sleep-mode/articleshow/10162692.cms?referral=PM
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Naveen
>>
>>
>> On 30 May 2014 05:58, Prasanth Rajan <rajanpras at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello again.
>>>
>>> NH185 and 183A are new highways which are newly added.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>> Prasanth
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Prasanth Rajan <rajanpras at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Naveen.
>>>>
>>>> The morth link shows old numbers. In the Kerala NH list (for example)
>>>> NH47 is shown which is the old number - rationalization would have changed
>>>> NH47 to NH544 etc. Similarly NH7 is still NH7 - it would have become NH44
>>>> as per rationalization.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Highways_in_India#Rationalization_of_Highway_numbers
>>>> and the NHAI website both also list the old numbers. The first link also
>>>> mentions that the rationalization is on-hold.
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>> Prasanth
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Naveen Francis <naveenpf at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I dont think it is on hold.
>>>>> Because gazette notification of new highways came as
>>>>> rationalization-ed ones.
>>>>> http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=366
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158870.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 29 May 2014 03:14, Prasanth Rajan <rajanpras at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The rationalization of NH numbers has been put on-hold for quite
>>>>>> sometime now. I request those who are changing the NH numbers to the post
>>>>>> rationalization ones to not do so until the rationalization is picked up
>>>>>> again by the Govt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks and regards.
>>>>>> Prasanth
>>>>>>
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