North–South and East–West Corridor

NH75: Recently completed 4-lane Gwalior-Jhansi in central India, part of the North-South Corridor highway
NH 7: A section near Kanyakumari, in southern India, of NSEW Corridor highway

The North–South–East–West r (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 highways associating Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Kochi, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion ₹1000000000000(One lakh Crore INR). As of 19 March 2024, 6875 of the 7142 kilometers project has been finished.[1]

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.

The NS–EW project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Route

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Only National Highways are used in the two corridors.

North–South Corridor

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This is a 4,000 kilometres (2,500 miles) corridor via NH 44(Srinagar-Udhampur-Jammu–Jalandhar–Delhi–Agra–Gwalior–Jhansi–Sagar–Narsinghpur–Lakhnadon–Nagpur–Hyderabad–Chikkaballapur–Bengaluru–Salem–Madurai–Kanyakumari), branch road NH 544 (Salem–Coimbatore–Palakkad–Kochi)

East-West Corridor

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This is a 3,300 kilometres (2,100 miles) corridor via NH 27 (Porbandar–Rajkot–Samakhiali–Radhanpur–Kota–Jhansi–Kanpur–Lucknow–Ayodhya–Gorakhpur–Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga–Supaul-Purnia–Dalkhola–Kishanganj–Islampur–Sonapur– Ghoshpukur–Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Bongaigaon–Nalbari– Bijni–Guwahati–Nagaon–Dabaka–Silchar).

Map

Interchange points between the corridors

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  • The following is an interchange section
    • Jhansi is the junction of North–South and East–West Corridors.
  • The following stretches are common between the Golden Quadrilateral and the NS-EW Corridors.
  • The following is a Spur Highway of the North–South Corridor

Major cities

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North-South Corridor East-West Corridor
(From North to South) (From West to East)

Possible extensions

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There is popular demand for the extension of the East West Corridor from Silchar to Moreh via Jiribam and Imphal, and from Nagaon to Stilwell Road via Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Ledo. These two extensions may increase the cross border trade with South East Asia.

Current status

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Segment Total Length Length Completed Under Implementation Length to be Awarded Percent Completed(%) As of (date)
North–South and East–West Corridor 7,142 km (4,438 mi) 7,042 km (4,376 mi) 100 km (62 mi) 1,050 km (650 mi) 98.69 28 February 2018[3]
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  • NH 8 - a section near Rajasthan, in western India, of NSEW Corridor highway
    NH 8 - a section near Rajasthan, in western India, of NSEW Corridor highway
  • NH 57 - a section near Darbhanga, Bihar, of NSEW Corridor highway
    NH 57 - a section near Darbhanga, Bihar, of NSEW Corridor highway
  • A section of NH-47 along the Erode Bypass of NSEW Corridor highway in Tamilnadu.
    A section of NH-47 along the Erode Bypass of NSEW Corridor highway in Tamilnadu.

See also

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Similar rail development
Similar roads development
Similar ports and river transport development
Similar air transport development
Highways in India
General

References

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  1. ^ "NHDP website". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  2. ^ Hinganghat
  3. ^ "National Highways Development Project – North–South and East–West Corridor". भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण – National Highways Authority of India (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) (in English and Hindi). 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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