Parliament Question: Status of the Golden Quadrilateral and North–South and East–West corridor projects

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1318 ANSWERED ON - 11/02/2026 STATUS OF THE GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL AND NORTH–SOUTH AND EAST–WEST CORRIDOR PROJECTS 1318. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:- (a) the present status of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and North–South and East–West (NS–EW) Corridor projects to provide quadrilateral road connectivity across the country; (b) details of the stretches completed, under construction and pending, corridor-wise and State-wise; (d) the reasons for delay, cost escalation or modification in alignment, if any, particularly in the NS–EW Corridor; and (e) the steps taken by Government to complete the remaining stretches and ensure uniform four/six-lane connectivity along these corridors along with the revised timelines? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) to (e) The work on Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) covering Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai - Kolkata – Delhi and East-West & North-South covering Porbader to Silchar and Srinagar to Kanyakumari has been completed except at few locations/stretches as per the details annexed. Various factors such as issues related to land acquisition, delays in pre-construction activities, financial difficulties faced by contractors, force majeure events, and scarcity of construction materials etc. have resulted in delays and cost overrun in certain projects. To overcome these challenges and expedite project execution, various initiatives have been undertaken. These include streamlining and expediting the land acquisition process through Bhoomi Rashi portal, revamping the Parivesh Portal to expedite forest and environmental clearances, enabling online approval of General Arrangement Drawings (GAD) for Road over Bridges (ROBs) and Road under Bridges (RUB) from the Railways, and conducting review meetings at various levels with all stakeholders, including State Governments. The Government is taking all necessary steps for timely completion of these projects.ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1318 ANSWERED ON 11/02/2026 ASKED BY SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI REGARDING ‘STATUS OF THE GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL AND NORTH–SOUTH AND EAST–WEST CORRIDOR PROJECTS’ Status of Golden Quadrilateral, North - South Corridor and East - West Corridor projects Status GQ/ NS/ Lane (Completed/ SN EW State Stretch/Project Name Length Configuration Under Projects Construction) Balance work of construction of 4 lane Road from Km 140.700 to Km 190.587 East- (Narimbanglo - Jatinga Under 1 West Assam Junction – Harangajao) of NH- 49.2 4L Construction Corridor 54 (New NH-27 EW) in the State of Assam under Bharatmala Pariyojana on Hybrid Annuity Mode Construction of Tunnel (Pkg-I) North- from Marog to Digdol in Under 2 South J&K 4.4 4L Ramban to Banihal section of construction Corridor NH-44 in J&K Construction of Tunnel (Pkg-II) North- from Digdol to Khuni- Nallah Under 3 South J&K 3.2 4L in Ramban-Banihal section of construction Corridor NH-44 in J&K Construction of Viaduct (Pkg- North- III) from Makarkot (Ramsoo) Under 4 South J&K 6.0 4L to Sherbibi in Ramban-Banihal construction Corridor section of NH-44 in J&K East- Binnaguri Bypass km 17.500 to West Under 5 West km 23.00 on NH-31D (New 5.5 4L Bengal Construction Corridor NH-27) Dhupguri (km 83.34) – East- Appointed date West Falakata (km113.200) section 6 West 29.9 4L yet to be Bengal of NH-31D (PKG-2B) (New Corridor declared NH-27) Falakata (km 113.200) – East- West Salsalabari (km 154.854) Under 7 West 41.7 4L Bengal section of NH-31D (PKG-2A) Construction Corridor (New NH-27) *****