Type And Meaning Of Kilometer Stone or Mile Stone


When we are going for long drives or travelling by road for some kilometer we saw kilometer stone on every KM on Left hand side on road they are different type of color stone is stabilized on road. Now we are learn what is the meaning of every type of stone.

1. Orange or White Color Milestones/Kilometer Stone (Village Roads)

Kilometer Stone or Mile Stone Meaning
Orange Kilometer Stone

If you see orange color milestone its means you are going to any village because orange color milestone is stabilized  only on the village roads. If you travelling by this road its mean this road constructed under  Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Kilometer Stone 

2. Green or White Color Milestone/Kilometer Stone (State Highway)

Green Color Milestone (State Highway)
Green or white color Kilometer/milestone

If you see this type of mile stone its means you are travelling on the state highway. It is the highway which is connect one state to another state they are constructed by the state government and it is responsible for the maintenance of state highway.


3. Yellow or White Color Milestone/Kilometer Stone (National Highway) 

3. Yellow or White Color Milestone/Kilometer Stone (National Highway)
Yellow or White color Kilometer/Milestone

Yellow or White color milestone is help to understood that you are travelling in the National Highway. When you are travelling on national highway you see this type of kilometer stone. They Road are constructed under the central government by NHAI and NHAI is also responsible for the maintenance of these roads. 

4. Black and White or Blue or White color of Kilometer/milestone

Black and White or Blue or White color of Kilometer/milestone
Blue or Black color milestone


If you see this type of kilometer or milestone its means you are travelling the MDR (Major District Road) or ODR (Other District Road)

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