Maharashtra: From five vehicles per km in 1971 to 115 now
(WorldNews India)

From five vehicles per kilometre on Maharashtra´s roads in 1971, the state´s roads now witness 115 vehicles per kilometre, while the number of vehicles per lakh population grew in the same period from 618 vehicles per lakh to a density of 31,047 vehicles per lakh, as of January 1 this year. Advertising Overall, the number of vehicles in the state rose from 3,11,769 to 3,48,88,870, an increase of over 11,000 percent in less than five decades, according to data from the Economic Survey of Maharashtra...