[Econ] Industrial Corridors

Industrial corridor	States	Funding
Chennai-Bengaluru-Chitradurga	Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu	Japan
Bengaluru-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC)	Maharashtra, Karnataka	United Kingdom
East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC)	linking Kolkata-Chennai-Tuticorin	ADB
Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC)	Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu	ADB
Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC), 2014	150-200 km band on either side of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) in a phased manner. 7 states: §                  Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand §                  Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand §                  West Bengal	Government of India

Golden Quadrilateral Vs Diamond Quadrilateral:

Golden Quadrilateral	Diamond quadrilateral
1999	2014
under NHAI	under Rail budget
To connect four main cities of India Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai. ~6000km length	To connect major metros through High Speed Rails.
(length wise, longest to shortest) 1.              Kolkata-Chennai 2.              Delhi Kolkata 3.              Delhi Mumbai 4.              Chennai Mumbai	Proposed routes 1.              Mumbai-Ahmedabad 2.              Howrah-Haldia 3.              New Delhi-Patna 4.              Hyderabad-Chennai

North, South, East & West Corridor:

Under NHAI
North	Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
South	Cochin (Kerala), Kanyakumari + Salem (Tamil Nadu)
East	Silchar (Assam)
West	Porbandar (Gujarat)

Budget 2014: industrial corridor announcements

National Industrial Corridor Authority

·        to coordinate the development of the industrial corridors,

·        with smart cities

·        linked them all using transport connectivity

·        HQ Pune. (100 crore allotted)

Additionally: Three new smart cities in the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor region: Ponneri – Tamil Nadu; Krishnapatnam – Andhra Pradesh & Tumkur – Karnataka

o       Amritsar Kolkata Industrial master planning will be started.

o       Bengaluru Mumbai Economic corridor (BMEC) and Vizag-Chennai will be developed.

Road Infrastructure

Types of Roads:

Name	Length (in km)	Responsibility of	Connects
National Highways	93000	Union Government	State Capitals
State Highways	1.4 lakh	State Government	State Capital to District HQ
District Roads	> 46lakh	District Panchayat	District HQ to Taluk and Blocks
Village Roads		Gram Panchayat	Villages to Neighboring Towns

National highway authority of India (NHAI)

·        Statutory body under ministry of road transport and highways

·        It is responsible for national highways’ development, maintenance and management

·        Three main projects

·        National Highway developmental Project (NHDP)

·        Golden quadrilateral

·        North – South + East – West Corridors

·        NHDP phase 6 started from 2013.

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