North-South and East-West Corridor
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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 expressways connecting Srinagar
, Kanyakumari, Porbandar
and Silchar
, at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). , 5258 of 7300 km project has been completed.
In combination with India's Golden Quadrilateral, and port connectivity highways, NS-EW Corridor forms a key part of Indian highway network
connecting many of its important manufacturing, commerce and cultural centers. As of October 2011, India has completed and placed in use some 14000 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.
National Highways Development Project
The National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...
(NHDP), and consists of building 7300 kilometers of four/six lane expressways connecting Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
, Kanyakumari, Porbandar
Porbandar
Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama...
and Silchar
Silchar
Silchar is the headquarters of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. It is the economic gateway to the state of Mizoram and part of Manipur. It is south east of Guwahati. The city of Silchar has tremendous commercial importance and is the second largest city in the state of Assam...
, at a cost of US$12.317 billion (at 1999 prices). , 5258 of 7300 km project has been completed.
In combination with India's Golden Quadrilateral, and port connectivity highways, NS-EW Corridor forms a key part of Indian highway network
Indian Road Network
India has a road network of over 3.314 million kilometres of roadway, making it the third largest road network in the world. At 0.66 km of highway per square kilometer of land the density of India’s highway network is slightly higher than that of the United States and far higher than...
connecting many of its important manufacturing, commerce and cultural centers. As of October 2011, India has completed and placed in use some 14000 kilometers of such 4-lane highways.
The NS–EW project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India
National Highways Authority of India
The National Highways Authority of India is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, responsible for management of a network of over 60,000 km of National Highways in India...
under the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways.
Route
Only National Highways are used in the two corridors.- North–South Corridor (4000 kilometres (2,485.5 mi)): NH 1ANational Highway 1A (India)National Highway 1A , is a National Highway in North India that connects the Kashmir valley to Jammu and the rest of India. The northern terminal is in Uri in Jammu & Kashmir and the southern terminal is in Jalandhar. Stretches of NH 1A run through some extremely treacherous terrain and shut-offs...
(SrinagarSrinagarSrinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
–JalandharJalandharJalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
), NH 1National Highway 1 (India)National Highway 1 or is a National Highway in Northern India that links the National capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India-Pakistan International border. This was a part of Grand Trunk Road of Sher Shah Suri, that ran from Lahore to Bengal, built on earlier roads that...
(Jalandhar – DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
), NH 2National Highway 2 (India)National Highway 2 , commonly referred as Delhi-Kolkata Road is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitute a major portion of historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India...
(Delhi–AgraAgraAgra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
), NH 3National Highway 3 (India)National Highway 3 , commonly referred to as the Mumbai-Agra Highway, is a major Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra states in India...
(Agra–Gwalior), NH 75National Highway 75 (India)National Highway 75 is National Highway in India that links Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to Parsora in Orissa. This long highway passes through Datia, Jhansi, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Sidhi, Singrauli, Renukut, Garhwa, Daltonganj, Latehar, Chandwa, Ranchi, Khunti, Chakradharpur and Chaibasa...
(Gwalior–JhansiJhansiJhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
), NH 26National Highway 26 (India)National Highway 26 is a National Highway in India that links Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh with Lakhnadon in Madhya Pradesh. This long highway passes through Deori and Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh....
(Jhansi–LakhnadonLakhnadonLakhnadon is a town and a nagar panchayat in Seoni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Lakhnadon is located at . It has an average elevation of 607 metres .-Demographics:...
), NH 7National Highway 7 (India)National Highway 7, commonly referred to as NH 7, is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu....
(Lakhnadon–KanyakumariKanyakumariKanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
), NH 47 (Salem–Coimbatore–Kochi)
- East-West Corridor (3300 kilometres (2,050.5 mi)): NH 8BNational Highway 8B (India)National Highway 8B is an Indian National Highway entirely within the state of Gujarat. NH 8B links Bamanbore to Porbandar and is long.NH 8B, for its entire length, is a part of the North-South and East-West Corridor....
(PorbandarPorbandarPorbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama...
–Rajkot), NH 8ANational Highway 8A (India)National Highway 8A is an Indian National Highway entirely within the state of Gujarat. NH 8A links Ahmedabad with Narayan Sarovar and is long.-See also:* List of National Highways in India...
(Rajkot–SamakhialiSamakhiali-Location:India's National Highway 15 ends at Samakhiali. The nearest airport is Bhuj Airport.-External links:* *...
), NH 15National Highway 15 (India)National Highway 15 is a major National Highway in Western and Northwestern India. NH 15 connects Kandla in Gujarat with Pathankot in Punjab. This -long highway passes through Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran Sahib, Zira, Kotkapura, Bhatinda, Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer...
(Samkhiali–RadhanpurRadhanpurRadhanpur is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Origin of name:According to the tradition, the city is named after Radhan Khan, a descendant of Fateh Khan Baloch...
), NH 14National Highway 14 (India)National Highway 14 is a National Highway in India that connects Beawar in Rajasthan with Radhanpur in Gujarat. The total length of NH 14 is . This highway connects National Highway 8 in Beawar to National Highway 15 in Radhanpur...
(Radhanpur–PindwaraPindwaraPindwara is a town in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, India and it is about 50 km from Abu Road and 70 from Mount Abu. The nearest airport is Udaipur. The cement industry is the major industry of the area. JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd and Binani Cement are two large cement units based in the area...
), NH 76National Highway 76 (India)National Highway 76 or NH 76 is a National Highway in India that links Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh with Pindwara in Rajasthan. This long highway passes through Udaipur, Kota, Shivpuri, Jhansi and Banda....
(Pindwara – ShivpuriShivpuriShivpuri is a city and a municipality in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level.-History:Shivpuri is an ancient...
), NH 25National Highway 25 (India)National Highway 25 or NH 25 is a National Highway in India that links Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh with Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh via Kanpur and Jhansi...
(Shivpuri–LucknowLucknowLucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
), NH 28National Highway 28 (India)National Highway 28 is a National Highway in India that links Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Barauni in Bihar. It crosses into Bihar about from Kushinagar. It joins National Highway 31 at Barauni north of river Ganges. The total length of NH 28 is...
(Lucknow–MuzaffarpurMuzaffarpurMuzaffarpur Town is a town in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district and Tirhut division....
), NH 57National Highway 57 (India)National Highway 57 links Muzaffarpur to Purnea. This long.-Route:This National Highway stretch passes through Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Muria, sakri city Jhanjharpur, Narahia, Narpatganj, Forbesganj, Araria and Purnia.- See also :*...
(Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga PurniaPurniaPurnia is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Purnia district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 400 km from Patna.The Indian army, Border Security Force ,and the SSB and the have bases around the city...
), NH 31National Highway 31 (India)National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...
(Purnia–Galgalia), NH 31CNational Highway 31C (India)National Highway 31C or NH 31C connects Galgalia in West Bengal and Bijni in Assam, India. The total length of the highway is , of which is in West Bengal and...
(Galgalia–BijniBijniBijni is a town and a town area committee in Chirang district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Bijni is located at . It has an average elevation of 53 metres .-Demographics:...
), NH 31National Highway 31 (India)National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...
(Bijni–GuwahatiGuwahatiGuwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
), NH 37National Highway 37 (India)National Highway 37 is a National Highway in India that runs across Assam state in India. The Total length of NH 37 is .- Route :National Highway 37 branches off from NH 31 as NH 31B, crosses the Brahmaputra River at Goalpara and traverses the entire width of Assam state along the South of the River...
(Guwahati–NagaonNagaonNagaon , is a medium sized city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. An older spelling of the name is Nowgong.It is one of the fastest growing cities of the northeast.-History:...
), NH 36National Highway 36 (India)National Highway 36, also known as NH 36, connects Nagaon in Assam and Dimapur in Nagaland. The total distance covered is , of which is in Assam and is in Nagaland....
(Nagaon–DabakaDabaka-Demographics: India census, Doboka had a population of 11,043. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Doboka has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64% and, female literacy is 51%...
), NH 54National Highway 54 (India)National Highway 54 is a long National Highway in the Northeastern Indian states of Assam and Mizoram. NH 54 begins in Dabaka, Assam at the intersection of NH 36 and generally runs southward passing through Lumding, Silchar and Mizoram state capital Aizwal before terminating at Tuipang in...
(Dabaka–SilcharSilcharSilchar is the headquarters of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. It is the economic gateway to the state of Mizoram and part of Manipur. It is south east of Guwahati. The city of Silchar has tremendous commercial importance and is the second largest city in the state of Assam...
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Interchange points between the corridors
- The following four stretches are common between the Golden QuadrilateralGolden QuadrilateralThe Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...
and the NS-EW Corridors.- DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
–AgraAgraAgra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor - BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
–KrishnagiriKrishnagiri-Tourism:Thousands of visitors visit Krishnagiri each year. Majority come from Hosur/Bangalore and Chennai. KRP dam constructed in 1960's during the rule of the then Chief Minister Kamaraj located near the town, is a nice picnic spot. Nearby, Sayed Basha hills has a fort that was the fortress of...
: Golden Quadrilateral & North–South Corridor - SikandraSikandraSikandra is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Sikandra is also spelled as Sikandara....
–Kanpur: Golden Quadrilateral & East–West Corridor - UdaipurUdaipurUdaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
–ChittorgarhChittorgarhChittorgarh is a city and a municipality in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgharh District and a former capital of the Sisodia clans of Rajputs of Mewar...
: Golden Quadrilateral & East–West Corridor
- Delhi
- The following is an interchange section
- Salem–CoimbatoreCoimbatoreCoimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
–KochiKochi-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
: North–South Corridor & North–south Corridor Extension - JhansiJhansiJhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
is the junction of North–South and East–West Corridors.
- Salem–Coimbatore
Major cities
| North-South Corridor | East-West Corridor |
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(From North to South)
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(From West to East)
Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Bihar Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
Assam Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
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Current status
| Segment | Total Length | Length Completed | Under Implementation | Length to be Awarded | Percent Completed(%) | As of (date) |
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| North–South & East–West Corridor | 7300 km (4,536 mi) | 5831 km (3,623.2 mi) | 891 km (553.6 mi) | 420 km (261 mi) | 79.87 | September 30, 2011http://www.nhai.org/Nsew_english.htm |
See also
- List of National Highways in India by highway number
- List of National Highways in India
- National Highways Development ProjectNational Highways Development ProjectThe National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...
- Golden QuadrilateralGolden QuadrilateralThe Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...
- Transport in IndiaTransport in IndiaTransport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation's economy. Since the economic liberalisation of the 1990s, development of infrastructure within the country has progressed at a rapid pace, and today there is a wide variety of modes of transport by land, water and air...