Question

The 'East-West Corridor' connects which of the following set of cities?

• A. Kandla to Silchar
• B. Kandla to Shillong
• C. Porbandar to Shillong
• D. Porbandar to Silchar

Hint:

To remember the extreme points: $$\textbf{Porbandar (Gujarat)} \quad \longleftrightarrow \quad \textbf{Silchar (Assam)}$$ Both are coastal or near-border regions on the extreme West and East of mainland India's national highway grid.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Explaining the National Highway Corridors:
Under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) initiated by the Government of India, two major super-highway corridors were planned:
• North-South Corridor: Connects Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu).
• East-West Corridor: Connects the far western part of Gujarat to the far eastern state of Assam.

Step 2: Identifying the Terminals of the East-West Corridor:
The physical start and end terminals of this corridor are:
• West Terminal: Porbandar, a coastal port city in Gujarat.
• East Terminal: Silchar, a key city in Assam. The total length of this corridor is approximately $3,300 \text{ km}$.

Step 3: Evaluating the Options:

• Option (A) features Kandla, which is incorrect.
• Option (B) features Kandla and Shillong, which are incorrect.
• Option (C) features Shillong, which is incorrect.
• Option (D) features Porbandar and Silchar, which is the correct pairing. Thus, Option (D) is correct.