North-South and East-West Corridor

North-South and East-West Corridor

The North South - East West Corridor (NS-EW) is the largest ongoing expressway 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). As of September 2007, 20.37% of the entire work has been completed, with the final completion date set as February 28, 2009.

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

Major Cities

North South Corridor

(From North to South)
*Srinagar
* Vaishno Devi
* Jammu
* Pathankot
* Jallandhar
* Ludhiana
* Ambala
* Kurukshetra
* Sonipat
*Delhi
* Mathura
* Agra
* Gwalior
* Jhansi
* Sagar
* Lakhnadon
* Nagpur
* Nizamabad
* Secunderabad
*Hyderabad
* Mahbubnagar
* Kurnool
* Anantapur
*Bangalore
* Hosur
* Krishnagiri
* Salem
* Karur
* Madurai
* Tirunelveli
* Kanyakumari

The Kochi Spur starts from Salem and connects the following cities:
* Salem
* Coimbatore
* Guruvayur
* Trichur
* Kochi

The Spur NH 7A between Palayamkottai and Tuticorin Port.

East West Corridor

(From West to East)
* Porbandar
* Rajkot
* Samakhiali
* Mount Abu
* Udaipur
* Chittorgarh
* Kota
* Shivpuri
* Jhansi
* Sikandra
* Kanpur
*Lucknow
* Ayodhya
* Gorakhpur
* Muzaffarpur
* Purnia
* Islampur
* Bagdogra
* Kalimpang
*Guwahati
* Silchar

Trivia

*The following four stretches are common between the Golden Quadrilateral and the NS-EW Corridors.
**Delhi - Agra: Golden Quadrilateral & North-South Corridor
**Sikandra - Kanpur: Golden Quadrilateral & East-West Corridor
**Bangalore - Krishnagiri: Golden Quadrilateral & North-South Corridor
**Udaipur - Chittorgarh: Golden Quadrilateral & East-West Corridor
*Jhansi is the junction of North-South and East-West Corridors.
*The NS-EW Corridors passes through the following states: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.


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