gayatri projects limited - Edelweiss

Keeping in view the need for nationwide connectivity and mobility, the Committee on Infrastructure chaired by the PrimeMinister proposed an expanded programme for highway development on the 13 January 2005. The proposed programmefor the next seven years (2005-12) includes completion of:GQ and NSEW corridors (NHDP I &II)The NHDP Phase I and Phase II comprise of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) linking the four metropolitan cities inIndia i.e. Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata, the North-South corridor connecting Srinagar to Kanyakumari includingthe Kochi-Salem spur and the East-West Corridor connecting Silchar to Porbandar besides port connectivity andsome other projects on National Highways. Four-laning of the Golden Quadrilateral is nearing completion. Thecontracts for projects forming part of NS-EW corridors are being awarded rapidly for completion by December2009.The Golden Quadrilateral and NSEW projects(Source: http://infrastructure.gov.in/highways.htm)41