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Sep 12, 2015

[Indian Geography] North South - East West Corridor

North South – East West Corridor
·        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),
·        7300 kilometers of four/six lane expressways
·        Connecting Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Porbandar and Silchar
·        The NS–EW project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
·        As of July 2015, 89% of the project is ocmpleted

NS – EW Corridor
Corridor
Source
Destination
Length
Major NHs
NS
Srinagar
Kanyakumari
4000 km
NH 1A, NH 1, NH 2, NH 3, NH 75, NH 26, NH 7, NH 47
EW
Silchar
Porbandar
3300 km
NH 54, NH 36, NH 37, NH 31, NH 31C, NH 57, NH 28, NH 25, NH 76, NH 14, NH 15, NH 8A, NH 8B

Intersection of NS – EW corridor:
Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh is the junction of North–South and East–West Corridors.

GQ and NS – EW Corridor:

Intersection of GQ and NS – EW Corridor
GQ
NS Corridor
Delhi, Agra, Bengaluru, Krishnagiri
GQ
EW Corridor
Akbarpur, Kanpur, Udaipur, Chittorgarh

 States in NS – EW Corridor:

Corridor
No of States
States




North – South Corridor




12 States
Jammu & Kashmir
Punjab
Haryana
Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Kerala


East – West Corridor


5 + 2* (* - also comes in North South Corridor)
Assam
West Bengal
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat







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1 comment:

  1. Thanks. but please note that Jhansi is in Uttar Pradesh , not in M.P.

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