{"id":5084,"date":"2011-07-21T15:55:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T19:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/?p=5084"},"modified":"2011-09-17T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T16:04:52","slug":"nhdp-national-highways-development-project-and-odisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/archives\/5084","title":{"rendered":"NHDP (National Highways Development Project) and Odisha"},"content":{"rendered":"

The various phases of NHDP and their meaning, as obtained from wikipedia<\/a>,  is as follows:<\/p>\n

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Phase I<\/strong><\/u>: The Golden Quadrilateral<\/a> (GQ; 5,846 km) connecting the four major cities of Delhi<\/a>, Mumbai<\/a>, Chennai<\/a> and Kolkata<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* In Odisha: Part of the GQ connecting Kolkata to Chennai.<\/p>\n

Phase II:<\/strong><\/u> North-South and East-West corridors comprising national highways connecting four extreme points of the country. The North-South and East-West Corridor<\/a> (NS-EW; 7,300 km) connecting Srinagar<\/a> in the north to Kanyakumari<\/a> in the south, including spur from Salem<\/a> to Kanyakumari<\/a> (Via Coimbatore<\/a> and Kochi<\/a>) and Silchar<\/a> in the east to Porbandar<\/a> in the west.<\/p>\n

* In Odisha None<\/p>\n

Phase III<\/strong><\/u>: The government recently approved NHDP-III to upgrade 12,109 km (7,524 mi)of national highways on a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis, which takes into account high-density traffic, connectivity of state capitals via NHDP Phase I and II, and connectivity to centres of economic importance. contracts have been awarded for a 2,075 km (1,289 mi).<\/p>\n

* In Odisha (From http:\/\/www.nhai.org\/nhdpphase3.asp<\/a>.)<\/p>\n