The road construction was said to have been too costly in India due to the terrain, the rivers, and the high repair costs due to the monsoons. This was the main reason due to which road length grew at a much slower pace than the railways.
The Purna Swaraj resolution was passed by the Indian National Congress during the Lahore session on 26th December 1929. Jawaharlal Nehru was the president of that session. It was decided that 26th January 1930 would be celebrated as ‘Independence Day’.