Which project involved the construction of a 5,846-km long 4/6 lane, high density traffic corridor, to connect India’s four big metro cities?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Golden Quadrilateral
Option (1) East-West Corridor — Incorrect. It joins Silchar (Assam) and Porbandar (Gujarat), 3,640 km, not the four metros.
Option (2) The Bharatmala Pariyojna — Incorrect. It plans about 26,000 km of Economic Corridors, a separate scheme.
Option (3) North-South Corridor — Incorrect. It joins Srinagar and Kanniyakumari, 4,076 km.
Option (4) Golden Quadrilateral — Correct. This NHAI project is a 5,846-km long 4/6 lane, high density traffic corridor joining the four big metro cities, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
NCERT (2025-26): “National Highways Development Projects NHAI has taken up some major projects in the country under different phases : Golden Quadrilateral : It comprises construction of 5,846-km long 4/6 lane, high density traffic corridor, to connect India’s four big metro cities of Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata. With the construction of Golden Quadrilateral, the time, distance and cost of movement among the mega cities of India will be considerably minimised.… National Highways Development Projects … North-South and East-West Corridors : North-South corridor aims at connecting Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir with Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu (including Kochchi-Salem Spur) with 4,076-km long road. The East-West Corridor has been planned to connect Silchar in Assam with the port town of Porbandar in Gujarat with 3,640-km of road length. Bharatmala Pariyojana – ‘Road’ to country’s infrastructure development The Bharatmala Pariyojna envisages development of about 26,000 km length of Economic Corridors, which along with Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and North–South and East–West (NS-EW) Corridors are expected to carry majority of freight trafiic on roads.…” |