Journal of the Association of Engineers, India

M. K. Guha ¹

Affiliations
1 P. W. D. (Road) Dept., West Bengal, IN

Abstract

The journey into the Fifth Plan of road development in West Bengal promises an adventure into almost an unknown land. Those entrusted with the task of this development will face many problems, not only gigantic in magnitude but also tricky in nature. It will be difficult to appreciate the truth of this statement above unless the history of the road development in the land which is called West Bengal is stated briefly.

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M. K. Guha ¹

Affiliations
1 Public Works (Road) Dept., West Bengal, IN

Abstract

With the Third Five Year Plan began the Second phase of road development to be further consolidated in the Fourth Plan to serve all needs other than administrative, e.g., those of commerce, industry, education, health and agriculture. By the time the Third Plan was drawn up various development projects-the river valley projects for irrigation and power, steel plants and re rolling mills, chemical and synthetic industries, automobile and allied industries, heavy machinery and mining industries and so many other activities were well under way so much so that the need of carefully examining the basic functions of road development became imperative.

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