Notes:
150 kph = about 93 mph
1 crore = 10,000,000
Have you seen what the majority who are even able to buy a car in India buy? I wouldn’t want to travel high speed in them, and suspect they aren’t even capable of high speeds. This is effectively for the wealthy who drive imported cars that are large by their standards.
I’ve said for quite a few years that there are well over a billion people in India and a similar population in China. And most of them would love to be driving. Oil will get continuously more scarce sooner or later. Nations are only feinting at wars over it so far, but that will intensify, too.
A project like this is very good and an economical blessing throughout the route. That’s take 1.
Take 2 is it becomes a crime ridden trap for travelers complete with roadblocks by thieves, murderers and of course the police for shakedowns. Kinda like driving from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
This is a North-South route that would link the two richest & populous cities in India as well as connecting the national Capital of Delhi with the Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea seaport of Mumbai (Bombay till 1995). Can’t help but wonder if this is, at least in part, a reaction to China’s driving ambition to make the ancient ‘Silk Route’ from the Mediterranean Sea to Beijing new and fully usable. Enhancing maritime assets makes good sense for India as they are ‘locked out’ to the North by Pakistan and China, historically uneasy neighbors.
Average speed of ~73 MPH for the 12-hr trip. That’s with zero time for potty breaks...