Milestone Colour Indication: Whenever you go on the road, you see many types of sign boards. Similarly, colorful milestones are also seen. Today we will know the meaning of their colors.

There are many things around us that we see every day but we do not pay attention to them. But later when we come to know about them, then we realize that oh why did we not pay attention to this earlier. Whenever you walk on the highway, you must have seen stones of different colors on the roadside. Different details are written on these stones. These are called milestones and they are of different colors. But what do these colors mean, let's know.

Yellow Milestone

You must have seen a yellow milestone on most of the roads. You will see it only on the National Highway. It also means that you are going on the National Highway. This is the road which is under the Central Government. The responsibility of its construction and maintenance lies with the National Highway Authority of India. 

Black or White Milestone

When you enter a big city or district, you see black and white milestones there. These roads are maintained by the Municipal Corporation. 

Green milestone

The green milestones are mostly maintained by the state government. This type of highway is used to travel from one district to another. If there is any problem in this highway, then it is the responsibility of the state government to get it fixed.

Orange Milestone

Orange coloured milestones are installed in villages. Whenever you enter a village, you will see a milestone of this colour. This colour represents the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

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