write a short note on Golden quadrilateral and north south and east west corridors
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Explanation:
The government has launched a major road development project linking Delhi – Kolkata – Chennai – Mumbai – Delhi by six-lane Super Highways. This is known as Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways as it links the four major metro cities. The general road network formed as a result is more or less quadrilateral in shape. It aims to improve linkage between the mega cities. It has a total length of 5846 km.
The North-South Corridor and the East-West Corridor, linking the terminal stations of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir in the north, Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu in the south, Silchar in Assam in the east and Porbandar in Gujarat in the west, are part of the Golden Quadrilateral Super Highway Project. The North-South and East-West Corridors have a length of 7142 km. These highway projects are being implemented by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
The major objective of these Super Highways is to reduce the time and distance between the
big cities of India by providing opportunity for free movement of traffic, thus increasing
connectivity between them.