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{{Infobox road
|country=IND
| country = IND
|name= North–South and East–West Corridor
| name = North–South and East–West Corridor
|map=
| established =  
 
| maint = [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]]
|map_notes=National highways with the north–south (red) and east–west (green) corridors highlighted
| image = Looking-down-National-Highway-Chittode-Junction.JPG
|length_km=7142
| image_notes = A section of the North-South corridor
|section1= North–South
| map = North-South East-West Corridors.svg
|length_km1=4000
| map_notes = Highway map of India with the corridor highlighted
|direction_a1=North
| length_km = 7300
|terminus_a1= [[Srinagar]]
| section1 = [[National Highway 44 (India)|<span style=color:white>NH-44</span>]] and [[National Highway 544 (India)|<span style=color:white>NH-544</span>]]
|direction_b1=South
| terminus_a1 = [[Srinagar]]
|terminus_b1=[[Kanyakumari]]/[[Kochi]]
| direction_a1 = North
|junction1= [[National Highway 1 (India)|NH 1]], [[National Highway 2 (India)|NH 2]], [[National Highway 3 (India)|NH 3]], [[National Highway 75 (India)|NH 75]], [[National Highway 26 (India)|NH 26]], [[National Highway 7 (India)|NH 7]], [[National Highway 47 (India)|NH 47]]
| terminus_b1 = [[Kanyakumari]] <br/> [[Kochi]]
|section2= East–west
| direction_b1 = South
|length_km2=3300
| length_km1 = 4000
|direction_a2=East
| section2 = [[National Highway 27 (India)|<span style=color:white>NH-27</span>]]
|terminus_a2=[[Silchar]]
| terminus_a2 = [[Silchar]]
|direction_b2=West
| direction_a2 = East
|terminus_b2= [[Porbandar]]
| terminus_b2 = [[Porbandar]]
|junction2= [[National Highway 54 (India)|NH 54]], [[National Highway 36 (India)|NH 36]], [[National Highway 37 (India)|NH 37]], [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]], [[National Highway 317 (India)|NH 317]], [[National Highway 57 (India)|NH 57]], [[National Highway 28 (India)|NH 28]], [[National Highway 25 (India)|NH 25]], [[National Highway 76 (India)|NH 76]], [[National Highway 14 (India)|NH 14]], [[National Highway 15 (India)|NH 15]], [[National Highway 41 (India)|NH 41]], [[National Highway 8B (India)|NH 8B]]
| direction_b2 = West
| length_km2 = 3300
}}
}}
[[File:NH75.jpg|thumb|NH75: Recently completed 4-lane Gwalior-Jhansi in central India, part of the North-South Corridor highway]]
The '''North–South and East–West Corridor''' is a network of [[National Highway (India)|national highways]] connecting major cities of India. It consists of two highway systems &ndash; the North–South highway extending {{cvt|4000|km}} from [[Srinagar]] in the north to [[Kanyakumari]] in the south with a spur to [[Kochi]] and the East–West highway extending {{cvt|3300|km}} from [[Silchar]] in the east to [[Porbandar]] in the west.
[[File:Nh 7.jpg|thumb|NH 7: A section near Kanyakumari, in southern India, of NSEW Corridor highway]]


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 [[National Highway (India)|highways]] associating [[Srinagar]], [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]], [[Kochi]], [[Porbandar]] and [[Silchar]], at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). {{As of|2018|alt=As of 31 March 2018}}, 6875 of the 7142 kilometers project has been finished.<ref name=nhai1>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm |title=NHDP website |access-date=10 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075250/http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The project was part of the first phase of the [[National Highways Development Project]] executed by the [[Government of India]]. The roads were constructed and are maintained by the [[National Highway Authority of India]] under the purview of the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]. The road system consists of access controlled four or six-lane highways, built at a cost of {{US$|12.32|1999}} billion. {{As of|2017}}, about {{cvt|6579|km}} of the project was complete.


In combination with the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] network, and port connectivity highways, the NS-EW Corridor forms a key part of the [[Roads in India|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.
== Background and planning ==
In 1998, the [[Government of India]] launched the [[National Highways Development Project]] (NHDP).<ref name="AD">{{cite web|url=https://www.adb.org/documents/india-east-west-corridor-project|title=East-West Corridor Project|work=[[Asian Development Bank]]|date=November 2008|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The project envisaged the development of about {{cvt|13150|km}} of four and six lane highways at an estimated cost of {{INRconvert|540|b|year=1999}}.<ref name="PR">{{cite press release|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/rdec2001/07122001/r0712200122.html|title=Consultative committee attached to ministry of road transport and highways meets|date=7 December 2001|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]], [[Government of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/evaluation-document/35657/files/in387-08.pdf|title=India Highways Project|work=[[Asian Development Bank]]|date=November 2008|access-date=1 June 2024|page=5}}</ref> The North–South and East–West Corridor project is part of the second phase of NHDP, and involved the construction of {{cvt|7300|km}} of multi-lane highways connecting the major cities.<ref name="NSEW">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=1025|title=Road Transport & Highways|date=7 February 2004|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]], [[Government of India]]}}</ref><ref name="AR">{{cite report|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/48.pdf|title=Annual Report 2003-04|work=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]], [[Government of India]]|page=11|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> It was intended to establish better and faster transport networks thereby reducing costs, and drive economical growth by providing better access to markets.<ref name="PR"/><ref name="NSEW"/>


The NS–EW project is managed by the [[National Highways Authority of India]] under the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]].
== 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.<ref name="NSEW"/> As of 2001, about {{cvt|675|km}} were converted to four-laned roads.<ref name="PR"/> Only 11% of the work was completed by December 2005 and the revised deadline was set for December 2009.<ref name="JICA">{{cite report|url=https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11844099_01.pdf|title=Feasibility study for the construction of R-K bridge in India|work=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]]|date=December 2006|access-date=1 June 2024|page=36}}</ref> However, the government informed the [[Parliament of India]] in 2009 that only 59% of the work was complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/653295/1/79055.pdf|title=Construction of NS corridor|work=[[Parliament of India]]|date=24 November 2009|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> A parlimenatry panel probe revealed that about {{cvt|6031|km}} of the highways were complete in 2012 and the panel further criticised NHAI for the delay in the project citing inadequate planning.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/delays-reflect-nhais-deficiency-in-project-planning-parliamentary-panel/articleshow/17542708.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=Delays reflect NHAI's deficiency in project planning: Parliamentary Panel|date=9 December 2012|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> {{As of|2017}}, about {{cvt|6579|km}} of the project has been completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm |title=Status of NHDP|access-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231090538/http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm|archive-date=31 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Route ==
== Network ==
Only [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]] are used in the two corridors.
The North–South and East–West Corridor consists {{cvt|7300|km}} of multi-lane highways connecting major cities. It consists of two highway systems &ndash; the North–South highway extending {{cvt|4000|km}} from [[Srinagar]] in the north to [[Kanyakumari]] in the south with a spur to [[Kochi]] and the East–West highway extending {{cvt|3300|km}} from [[Silchar]] in the east to [[Porbandar]] in the west.<ref name="AD"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/12/AU3003.pdf?source=pqals|title=East West and North South Corridor|date=3 August 2017|work=[[Parliament of India]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/advertorial/article30208120.ece|title=Plans and performance|date=27 June 2006|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]}}</ref>


===North–South Corridor===
[[File:Nh 7.jpg|thumb|A section of North-South corridor]]
This is a {{convert|4000|km|miles}} corridor via [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] ([[Srinagar]]-[[Udhampur]]-[[Jammu]]–[[Jalandhar]]–[[Delhi]]–[[Agra]]–[[Gwalior]]–[[Jhansi]]–[[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]]–[[Narsinghpur]]-[[Lakhnadon]]–[[Nagpur]]-[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]-[[Bengaluru]]-[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]–[[Madurai]]-[[Kanyakumari]]), branch road [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]] ([[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]–[[Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu|Coimbatore]]–[[Palakkad]]-[[Kochi, Kerala|Kochi]])
[[File:NH75.jpg|thumb|A section of East-West corridor]]


===East-West Corridor===
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" style="font-size: 90%"
This is a  {{convert|3300|km|miles}} corridor via [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] ([[Porbandar]]–[[Rajkot]]-[[Samakhiali]]–[[Radhanpur]]–[[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]–[[Jhansi]]–[[Kanpur]]-[[Lucknow]]–[[Ayodhya]]-[[Gorakhpur]]-[[Muzaffarpur]]–[[Darbhanga]]-[[Supaul]]-[[Purnia]]– [[Dalkhola]]-[[Kishanganj]], Islampur–Sonapur- Ghoshpukur-Jalpaiguri
|-
Alipurduar- Bongaigaon - Nalbari  [[Bijni]]–[[Guwahati]]–[[Nagaon]]–[[Dabaka]]–[[Silchar]]).
!Segment
 
!Terminii
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![[National Highways of India|National Highway]]<ref name="NH">{{cite report|url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Details-of-National-Highways-as-on-31.03_1.pdf|title=Details of National Highways|work=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://unacademy.com/content/railway-exam/study-material/static-gk/list-of-national-highways-in-india/|title=List of national highways in India|work=[[Unacademy]]|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
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| North-South
 
| [[Srinagar]]&ndash;[[Kanyakumari]]/[[Kochi]]
== Interchange points between the corridors ==
| {{cvt|4000|km}}
 
| [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH-44]] and [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH-544]]
*The following is an interchange section
|  
**[[Jhansi]] is the junction of North–South and East–West Corridors.
* [[Andhra Pradesh]] &ndash; {{cvt|261|km}}
*The following stretches are common between the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] and the NS-EW Corridors.
* [[Haryana]] &ndash; {{cvt|180|km}}
**[[Delhi]]–[[Agra]]: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor
* [[Himachal Pradesh]] &ndash; {{cvt|14|km}}
**[[Bengaluru]]–[[Krishnagiri]]: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor
* [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] &ndash; {{cvt|14|km}}
**[[Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar|Akbarpur]]–[[Kanpur]]: Golden Quadrilateral & East–West Corridor
* [[Karnataka]] &ndash; {{cvt|125|km}}
**[[Udaipur]]–[[Chittorgarh]]: Golden Quadrilateral & East West Corridor
* [[Kerala]] &ndash; {{cvt|160|km}}
* The following is a Spur Highway of the North–South Corridor
* [[Madhya Pradesh]] &ndash; {{cvt|524|km}}
**[[Kochi]]–[[Coimbatore]]–[[Salem, India|Salem]]([[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]]): North–South Corridor & North–South Corridor Extension
* [[Maharashtra]] &ndash; {{cvt|232|km}}
 
* [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] &ndash; {{cvt|296|km}}
== Major cities ==
* [[National Capital Territory]] &ndash; {{cvt|34|km}}
{| class="wikitable" width=500 px
* [[Rajasthan]] &ndash; {{cvt|32|km}}
* [[Telangana]] &ndash; {{cvt|492|km}}
* [[Tamil Nadu]] &ndash; {{cvt|851|km}}
* [[Uttar Pradesh]] &ndash; {{cvt|268|km}}
|-
|-
! North-South Corridor
| East-West
! East-West Corridor
| [[Silchar]]&ndash;[[Porbandar]]
| {{cvt|3300|km}}
| [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH-27]]
|
* [[Assam]] &ndash; {{cvt|753|km}}
* [[Bihar]] &ndash; {{cvt|517|km}}
* [[Gujarat]] &ndash; {{cvt|654|km}}
* [[Madhya Pradesh]] &ndash; {{cvt|142|km}}
* [[Rajasthan]] &ndash; {{cvt|480|km}}
* [[Uttar Pradesh]] &ndash; {{cvt|548|km}}
* [[West Bengal]] &ndash; {{cvt|366|km}}
|-
|-
|valign=top | (From North to South)
!
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
! {{cvt|7300|km}}
** [[File:Capital city marker.svg|10px]] [[Srinagar]]
!
** [[Udhampur]]
!
** [[File:Capital city marker.svg|10px]] [[Jammu]]
*[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
**[[Pathankot]]
** [[Jalandhar]]
** [[Ludhiana]]
** [[Rajpura]]
*[[Haryana]]
** [[Ambala]]
** [[Kurukshetra]]
** [[Karnal]]
** [[Panipat]]
** [[Sonipat]]
** [[Faridabad]]
** [[Palwal]]
* [[File:Capital city marker.svg|10px]] [[Delhi]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh]]
** [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]]
** [[Agra]]
** [[Jhansi]]
** [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]]
*[[Madhya Pradesh]]
** [[Gwalior]]
** [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]]
** [[Narsinghpur]]
** [[Lakhnadon]]
** [[Seoni (Madhya Pradesh)|Seoni]]
*[[Maharashtra]]
** [[Nagpur]]
** [[Hinganghat]]<ref>[[Hinganghat]]</ref>
*[[Telangana]]
** [[Adilabad]]
** [[Kamareddy]]
** [[File:Capital city marker.svg|10px]] [[Hyderabad (India)|Hyderabad]]
** [[Mahbubnagar]]
*[[Andhra Pradesh]]
** [[Kurnool]]
** [[Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh|Anantapur]]
*[[Karnataka]]
** [[Chikballapur]]
** [[File:Capital city marker.svg|10px]] [[Bengaluru]]
*[[Tamil Nadu]]
** [[Hosur]]
** [[Krishnagiri]]
** [[Dharmapuri]]
**
** [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
** [[Namakkal]]
** [[Erode]]
** [[Tiruppur]]
** [[Coimbatore]]
** [[Karur]]
** [[Dindigul]]
** [[Madurai]]
** [[Virudhunagar]]
** [[Tirunelveli]]
** [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]]
*[[Kerala]]
** [[Palakkad]]
** [[Thrissur]]
** [[Kochi]]
 
|valign=top | (From West to East)
 
*[[Gujarat]]
** [[Porbandar]]
** [[Rajkot]]
** [[Samakhiali]]
** [[Radhanpur]]
*[[Rajasthan]]
** [[Pindwara]]
** [[Udaipur]]
** [[Chittorgarh]]
** [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]
*[[Madhya Pradesh]]
** [[Shivpuri]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh]]
** [[Jhansi]]
** [[Kanpur]]
** [[File:Capital city marker.svg|10px]] [[Lucknow]]
** [[Faizabad]]
** [[Ayodhya]]
** [[Gorakhpur]]
*[[Bihar]]
** [[Muzaffarpur]]
** [[Darbhanga]]
**[[Supaul]]
** [[Purnia]]
** [[Kishanganj]]
*[[West Bengal]]
** [[Dalkhola]]
** [[Islampur (Uttar Dinajpur)|Islampur]]
** [[Siliguri]]
** [[Jalpaiguri]]
** [[Alipurduar]]
*[[Assam]]
*
**[[File:Capital city marker.svg|10px]] [[Dispur]]
**[[Bongaigaon]]
**[[Barama, Assam|Barama]]
**[[Guwahati]]
**[[Nagaon]]
**[[Dabaka]]
**[[Lumding]]
**[[Haflong]]
**[[Silchar]]
|}
|}


==Possible extensions==
=== Major towns ===
There is popular demand for the extension of the East West Corridor from [[Silchar]] to [[Moreh, India|Moreh]] via [[Jiribam]] and [[Imphal]], and from [[Nagaon]] to [[Stilwell Road]] via [[Jorhat]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Tinsukia]] and [[Ledo, Assam|Ledo]]. These two extensions may increase the cross border trade with South East Asia.
{{Table alignment}}


== Current status ==
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
{| class = "wikitable"
|+Major towns<ref name="NH"/>
|-
!Segment
!colspan="8"|State/UT
|-
!rowspan="4"|North-South
! [[Andhra Pradesh]]
! [[Haryana]]
! [[Himachal Pradesh]]
! [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|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, Madhya Pradesh|Morena]]
* [[Narsimhapur]]
* [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]]
* [[Seoni]]
|-
! [[Maharashtra]]
! [[National Capital Territory]]
! [[Punjab (India)|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, India|Salem]]
* [[Tirunelveli]]
|
* [[Adilabad]]
* [[Nirmal]]
* [[Ramayampet]]
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|
* [[Agra]]
* [[Jhansi]]
* [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]]
* [[Mathura]]
|-
|-
!Segment ||Total Length||Length Completed||Under Implementation||Length to be Awarded||Percent Completed(%)||As of (date)
!rowspan="2"|East-West
! [[Assam]]
! [[Bihar]]
! [[Gujarat]]
! [[Madhya Pradesh]]
! [[Rajasthan]]
! [[Uttar Pradesh]]
! [[West Bengal]]
|-
|
* [[Bongaigaon]]
* [[Bijni]]
* [[Dispur]]
* [[Haflong]]
* [[Lumding]]
* [[Nagaon]]
* [[Nalbari]]
* [[Patacharkuchi]]
|
* [[Araria]]
* [[Darbhanga]]
* [[Forbesganj]]
* [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]]
* [[Muzaffarpur]]
* [[Purnia]]
|
* [[Bamanbore]]
* [[Morvi]]
* [[Palanpur]]
* [[Radhanpur]]
* [[Samakhiali]]
|
* [[Ganj, Madhya Pradesh|Ganj]]
* [[Shivpuri]]
|
* [[Baran, Rajasthan|Baran]]
* [[Chittaurgarh]]
* [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]
* [[Pindwara]]
* [[Udaipur]]
|
* [[Faizabad]]
* [[Gorakhpur]]
* [[Jhansi]]
* [[Kanpur]]
* [[Lucknow]]
|
* [[Dalkola]]
* [[Dhupguri]]
* [[Falakata]]
* [[Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur|Islampur]]
* [[Jalpaiguri]]
* [[Mainaguri]]
* [[Siliguri]]
* [[Sonapur, Alipurduar|Sonapur]]
|-
|-
|North–South and East–West Corridor || {{convert|7142|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|7042|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} || {{convert|1050|km|mi|abbr=on}} || 98.69|| 28 February 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=National Highways Development Project – North–South and East–West Corridor|url=http://www.nhai.org/Nsew_english.htm|website=भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण – National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways)|access-date=20 April 2017|language=en, hi|date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514005752/http://www.nhai.org/Nsew_english.htm|archive-date=14 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
|}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180301100934/http://www.nhai.org/chain_NS.asp Chainage Chart of Corridor North – South]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180324142929/http://www.nhai.org/chain_ew.asp Chainage Chart of Corridor East – West]
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:NH 8 - a view from Rajastan.jpg|NH 8 - a section near Rajasthan, in western India, of NSEW Corridor highway
File:Nh 57 Bihar.jpg|NH 57 - a section near Darbhanga, Bihar, of NSEW Corridor highway
File:Looking-down-National-Highway-Chittode-Junction.JPG|A section of [[NH-47]] along the Erode Bypass of NSEW Corridor highway in Tamilnadu.
</gallery>


== See also ==
== See also ==
; Similar rail development
* [[Future of rail transport in India]], rail development
; Similar roads development
* [[Bharatmala]]
* [[Bharatmala]]
** [[Diamond Quadrilateral]], Subsumed in Bharatmala
* [[Sagar Mala project]]
** [[Golden Quadrilateral]], completed national road development connectivity older scheme
* [[UDAN]]
** [[National Highways Development Project]], Subsumed in Bharatmala
* [[India-China Border Roads]], Subsumed in Bharatmala
* [[Expressways of India]]
* [[Setu Bharatam]], river road bridge development in India
 
; Similar ports and river transport development
* [[Indian Rivers Inter-link]]
* [[List of National Waterways in India]]
* [[Sagar Mala project]], national water port development connectivity scheme
 
; Similar air transport development
* [[Indian Human Spaceflight Programme]]
* [[UDAN]], national airport development connectivity scheme
 
; Highways in India
* [[List of National Highways in India by highway number]]
* [[List of National Highways in India]]


; General
{{Portal bar|India|Transport|Roads}}
* [[Transport in India]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://nhai.gov.in/index.htm NHDP Map with completion status]
* [http://nhai.gov.in/index.htm NHDP Map with completion status]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180301100934/http://www.nhai.org/chain_NS.asp Chainage Chart of Corridor North – South]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180324142929/http://www.nhai.org/chain_ew.asp Chainage Chart of Corridor East – West]


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North–South and East–West Corridor
Highway map of India with the corridor highlighted
Route information
Maintained by NHAI
Length7,300 km (4,500 mi)
NH-44 and NH-544
Length4,000 km (2,000 mi)
North endSrinagar
South endKanyakumari
Kochi
NH-27
Length3,300 km (2,100 mi)
East endSilchar
West endPorbandar
Highway system

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 4,000 km (2,500 mi) from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south with a spur to Kochi and the East–West highway extending 3,300 km (2,100 mi) 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 US$12.32 (equivalent to $Error when using {{Inflation}}: NaN, check parameters for non-numeric data: |r=Expression error: Unexpected < operator.. in 2019) billion. As of 2017, about 6,579 km (4,088 mi) of the project was complete.

Background and planning[edit | edit source]

In 1998, the Government of India launched the National Highways Development Project (NHDP).[1] The project envisaged the development of about 13,150 km (8,170 mi) of four and six lane highways at an estimated cost of ₹540 billion (equivalent to ₹1.9 trillion or US$26 billion in 2019).[2][3] The North–South and East–West Corridor project is part of the second phase of NHDP, and involved the construction of 7,300 km (4,500 mi) of multi-lane highways connecting the major cities.[4][5] It was intended to establish better and faster transport networks thereby reducing costs, and drive economical growth by providing better access to markets.[2][4]

Construction[edit | edit source]

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.[4] As of 2001, about 675 km (419 mi) were converted to four-laned roads.[2] Only 11% of the work was completed by December 2005 and the revised deadline was set for December 2009.[6] However, the government informed the Parliament of India in 2009 that only 59% of the work was complete.[7] A parlimenatry panel probe revealed that about 6,031 km (3,747 mi) of the highways were complete in 2012 and the panel further criticised NHAI for the delay in the project citing inadequate planning.[8] As of 2017, about 6,579 km (4,088 mi) of the project has been completed.[9]

Network[edit | edit source]

The North–South and East–West Corridor consists 7,300 km (4,500 mi) of multi-lane highways connecting major cities. It consists of two highway systems – the North–South highway extending 4,000 km (2,500 mi) from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south with a spur to Kochi and the East–West highway extending 3,300 km (2,100 mi) from Silchar in the east to Porbandar in the west.[1][10][11]

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A section of North-South corridor
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A section of East-West corridor
Segment Terminii Length[2] National Highway[12][13] States/UTs[2][12]
North-South Srinagar–Kanyakumari/Kochi 4,000 km (2,500 mi) NH-44 and NH-544
East-West Silchar–Porbandar 3,300 km (2,100 mi) NH-27
7,300 km (4,500 mi)

Major towns[edit | edit source]

Major towns[12]
Segment State/UT
North-South Andhra Pradesh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra National Capital Territory Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttar Pradesh
East-West Assam Bihar Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "East-West Corridor Project". Asian Development Bank. November 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Consultative committee attached to ministry of road transport and highways meets". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Press release). 7 December 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ↑ India Highways Project (PDF). Asian Development Bank (Report). November 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Road Transport & Highways". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Press release). 7 February 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Annual Report 2003-04 (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Report). p. 11. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Feasibility study for the construction of R-K bridge in India (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency (Report). December 2006. p. 36. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Construction of NS corridor" (PDF). Parliament of India. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Delays reflect NHAI's deficiency in project planning: Parliamentary Panel". The Economic Times. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Status of NHDP". Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "East West and North South Corridor" (PDF). Parliament of India. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Plans and performance". Frontline. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Details of National Highways (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Report). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "List of national highways in India". Unacademy. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]

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