A History of Agriculture in India v2.c81.5

v2.c81.5

As he spent most of his time in the Punjab, he improved the roads. On the road from Agra to Lahore, he set up a pillar at every three kos and a well at every kos. These pillars are called kos-minars and can still be seen along the Grand Trunk Road (Fig. 51). Shady trees were planted on both sides of the road. He also repaired the roads from Poonch to Kashmir. The stages on the roads were well provisioned and protected.¹