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.
When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India, Mohammed Ali Jinnah who is considered as the founder and the first governor-general of Pakistan from 1947 to 1948. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam.