A QUALITY ASSESSMENT STUDY ON THE EAST COAST ROAD OF TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Abstract

Global evolutions on Social and Economical aspects along with the Civilizations’ are catalyzed primarily by the evolution of Roads and subsequent modes of Transport only. Effective road networks are vital to prosperity of any economy. Road and Infrastructure provide not only major means of transport for both passengers and freight but also are crucial in economic development of any country. Roads across the world and the Good physical connectivity in the urban and rural areas have been trump cards for Tourism growth, India is no exception. In fact, India’s rapid growing economy has witnessed a rise in demand for transport infrastructure and services. When roads are developed they can be used as a facilitator and as an attraction too (Duval, 2007). Roads designed to meet certain standards can become an attraction for tourists in the long run and in turn to tourism development too, so as to contribute for the Gross Domestic Product of the Nation. The East Coast Road in India was originally developed by a process of interlinking and improving a series of small village roads that connected the fishing villages along the coast of Bay of Bengal with the help of ADB1 . This study aims to assess the quality of East Coast Road of Tamil Nadu, India and focus on identifying the problems and challenges faced by the users of ECR2 . This study provides suggestions to develop the quality of this road in this Region.