write a short note on the 'Golden Quadrilateral'
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Golden quadrilateral and North, South and east, west corridors:
• The government has started a major development road project linking Delhi to Kolkata to Chennai to Mumbai to Delhi by Six-lane Super
Highways.
• The general road network shape is somehow more or less as a quadrilateral shape so it is called as Golden Quadrilateral Highway as it connects and links the four major cities.
• It aims to improve link and connection between the mega cities. It has total length of "5846 km".
• The major purpose of these Highways is to save the time and reduce the distance
Golden Quadrilateral is a network of highways connecting India’s four top metropolitan cities, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thereby, forming a quadrilateral. The largest highway project in India, the Golden Quadrilateral project was launched in 2001 as part of National Highways Development Project
➣ Two ways it will help in the economic development of the country are:
- (i) India is a land of vast distances from north-south as well as from east-west. This forms an integrated transport system and brings different people together.
- (ii) Cities lying close to these roads will also be well developed and enhance the growth of our country.
Features of Golden Quadrilateral:-
- It has planned to meet the requirement of the fast movement of traffic.
- The government has launched a major road development project linking Delhi , kolkata, chennai, mumbai etc.
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