Length: 7,300 km (4,500 mi) Length: 3,300 km (2,100 mi) | Length: 4,000 km (2,000 mi) | |
The North-South–East-West Corridor (NS-EW) is the largest ongoing highway project in India. It is the second phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of building 7300 kilometers of four/six lane expressways connecting Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). As of 31 March 2015, 6375 of 7142 kilometers project has been completed.
Contents
- Route
- NorthSouth Corridor
- East West Corridor
- Interchange points between the corridors
- Possible extensions
- Current status
- References
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In combination with the Golden Quadrilateral network, and port connectivity highways, the NS-EW Corridor forms a key part of the Indian highway network, connecting many of its important manufacturing, commerce and cultural centers. As of May 2012, India has completed and placed in use some 15,800 kilometers of such 4-lane highways.
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The NS–EW project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
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Route
Only National Highways are used in the two corridors.
North–South Corridor
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This is a 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) corridor via NH 1A (Srinagar–Jalandhar), NH 1 (Jalandhar – Delhi), NH 2 (Delhi–Agra), NH 3 (Agra–Gwalior), NH 75 (Gwalior–Jhansi), NH 26 (Jhansi– Narsinghpur -Lakhnadon), NH 7 (Lakhnadon–Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Madurai-Kanyakumari), NH 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad-Kochi)
East-West Corridor
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This is a 3,300 kilometres (2,100 mi) corridor via NH 8B (Porbandar–Rajkot), NH 8A (Rajkot–Samakhiali), NH 15 (Samakhiali–Radhanpur), NH 14 (Radhanpur–Pindwara), NH 76 (Pindwara – Shivpuri), NH 25 (Shivpuri–Lucknow), NH 28 (Lucknow–Muzaffarpur), NH 57 (Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga- Purnia), NH 31 (Purnia–Galgalia), NH 31C (Galgalia–Bijni), NH 31 (Bijni–Guwahati), NH 37 (Guwahati–Nagaon), NH 36 (Nagaon–Dabaka), NH 54 (Dabaka–Silchar)
Interchange points between the corridors
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Possible extensions
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There is a significant public interest in extending the East West Corridor from Silchar to Moreh through Jiribam and Imphal, and from Nagaon to Stilwell Road via Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, and Ledo. Implementing these two extensions could potentially enhance cross-border trade with South East Asia.