The North–South and East–West Corridor is a network of national highways connecting major cities of India. It consists of two highway systems – the North–South highway extending from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south with a spur to Kochi and the East–West highway extending from Silchar in the east to Porbandar in the west.
The project was part of the first phase of the National Highways Development Project executed by the Government of India. The roads were constructed and are maintained by the National Highway Authority of India under the purview of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The road system consists of access controlled four or six-lane highways, built at a cost of billion. , about of the project was complete.
Background and planning In 1998, the Government of India launched the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). The project envisaged the development of about of four and six lane highways at an estimated cost of . The North–South and East–West Corridor project is part of the second phase of NHDP, and involved the construction of of multi-lane highways connecting the major cities. It was intended to establish better and faster transport networks thereby reducing costs, and drive economical growth by providing better access to markets.
Construction National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was tasked with the implementation of the project. As per the original plan, the project was intended to be completed by 2007. As of 2001, about were converted to four-laned roads. Only 11% of the work was completed by December 2005 and the revised deadline was set for December 2009. However, the government informed the Parliament of India in 2009 that only 59% of the work was complete. A parlimenatry panel probe revealed that about of the highways were complete in 2012 and the panel further criticised NHAI for the delay in the project citing inadequate planning. , about of the project has been completed.
Network The North–South and East–West Corridor consists of multi-lane highways connecting major cities. It consists of two highway systems – the North–South highway extending from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south with a spur to Kochi and the East–West highway extending from Silchar in the east to Porbandar in the west.
SegmentTerminiiLengthNational HighwayStates/UTs North-South Srinagar–Kanyakumari/Kochi NH-44 and NH-544 Andhra Pradesh – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu and Kashmir – Karnataka – Kerala – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Punjab – National Capital Territory – Rajasthan – Telangana – Tamil Nadu – Uttar Pradesh – East-West Silchar–Porbandar NH-27 Assam – Bihar – Gujarat – Madhya Pradesh – Rajasthan – Uttar Pradesh – West Bengal –
Major towns
+Major townsSegmentState/UTNorth-South Andhra Pradesh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Anantapur Gooty Kurnool Penukonda Ambala Faridabad Hodal Karnal Kundli Palwal Panipat Banihal Jammu Kathua Srinagar Bengaluru Palakkad Thrissur Ernakulam Datia Gwalior Lakhnadon Morena Narsimhapur Sagar Seoni Maharashtra National Capital Territory Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttar Pradesh Jamb Nagpur Pandharkawada Delhi Jalandhar Ludhiana Mukerian Pathankot Rajpura Dhaulpur Coimbatore Dharmapuri Dindigul Erode Hosur Kanyakumari Karur Krishnagiri Madurai Salem Tirunelveli Adilabad Nirmal Ramayampet Hyderabad Agra Jhansi Lalitpur MathuraEast-West Assam Bihar Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Bongaigaon Bijni Dispur Haflong Lumding Nagaon Nalbari Patacharkuchi Araria Darbhanga Forbesganj Gopalganj Muzaffarpur Purnia Bamanbore Morvi Palanpur Radhanpur Samakhiali Ganj Shivpuri Baran Chittaurgarh Kota Pindwara Udaipur Faizabad Gorakhpur Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Dalkola Dhupguri Falakata Islampur Jalpaiguri Mainaguri Siliguri Sonapur
See also Bharatmala Sagar Mala project UDAN
References
External links NHDP Map with completion status Chainage Chart of Corridor North – South Chainage Chart of Corridor East – West