Describe Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways with special reference to its objectives and the North South and East-West corridors.

Explanation

(a) Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways is a major road development project linking Delhi Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai and Delhi by six lanes Super Highways.
(b) The objective of these Super Highways is to meet the requirements of fast movement of traffic in the country and to reduce the time and distance between the mega cities of India.
(c) North-South corridor connects Srinagar to Kanyakumari.
(d) East-West Corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar.
(e) These highway projects are being implemented by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).