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( February 2018 ) Golden Quadrilateral स्वर्णिम चतुर्भुज Highway map of India with the Golden Quadrilateral highlighted in solid blue colour Route information Maintained by NHAI Length 5,846 km ( 3,633 mi ) Delhi -- Kolkata Length 1,453 km ( 903 mi ) Major junctions NH 19 Delhi -- Mumbai Length 1,419 km ( 882 mi ) Major junctions NH 48 Mumbai -- Chennai Length 1,290 km ( 800 mi ) Major junctions NH 48 Chennai -- Kolkata Length 1,684 km ( 1,046 mi ) Major junctions NH 16 Highway system Indian road network National Expressways State Vijayawada - Guntur Expressway section of NH - 16 A section of the Golden Quadrilateral highway from Chennai -- Mumbai phase NH46 : Bengaluru - Chennai section of India 's 4 - lane Golden Quadrilateral highway NH 16 another section of Golden Quadrilateral highway on the Kolkata - Chennai section Kolkata - Delhi section of India 's GQ highway NH4 : Chennai - Bengaluru section of India 's GQ highway near Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Other cities connected by this network are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jaipur, Kanpur, Pune, Surat, Vijayawada, Ajmer, Vizag, Bodhgaya, Varanasi, Agra, Dhanbad, Gandhinagar, Udaipur, Vadodara. It is the largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world, at 5,846 km. Started by the NDA government led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee it is the first phase of the National Highways Development Project ( NHDP ), and consists of 5,846 km ( 3,633 mi ) four / six lane express highways, built at a cost of ₹ 600 billion ( US $8.7 billion ). The project was launched in 2001 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and was completed in 2012. The vast majority of system is not access controlled, although safety features such as guardrails, shoulders, and high - visibility signs are in use. The Golden Quadrilateral project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI ) under the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. The Mumbai - Pune Expressway, the first controlled - access toll road to be built in India, is a part of the GQ Project but not funded by NHAI, and separate from the main highway. Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services ( IL&FS ) has been one of the major contributors to the infrastructural development activity in the GQ project. This project was conceptualised in 1999 and started in 2001. It was projected to connect four metropolitan cities of India : Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The project consisted of constructing four - and six - lane express highways. Although the project was planned to be completed by 2006, due to delays like land acquisition, awarding contracts, zoning challenges, and funding problems, it was finally completed in 2012. It is a network of highways that connect the four major metropolitan cities of the country in four directions -- Delhi ( North ), Chennai ( South ), Kolkata ( East ) and Mumbai ( West ) -- thereby forming a quadrilateral, and hence the name Golden Quadrilateral. The planning for the project was completed in 1999 but the construction work officially started in 2001. Though it was estimated to be completed by 2006, it actually became operational in January 2012. The Golden Quadrilateral project included construction of new express highways, including renovation and extension of the existing highways to four or six lanes. The four sections of the Golden Quadrilateral : Section I : This section covers a distance of 1,454 km on national highway 2 ( NH2 ) from Delhi to Kolkata and passes through Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, with its major cities being Delhi, Mathura, Faridabad, Agra, Allahabad, Firozabad, Kanpur and Varanasi. Section II : Stretching about 1,684 km, this section covers NH6 ( Kolkata to Chennai ), NH60 ( Kharagpur to Balasore ) and NH5 ( Balasore to Chennai ) and passes through West Bengal, Orissa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Section III : Total stretch of 1,290 km covering parts of NH4 ( Mumbai to Bangalore ), NH7 ( Bangalore to Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu ) and NH46 ( Krishnagiri to near Chennai ). It passes through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Section IV : Covering parts of NH8 ( Delhi to Kishangarh ), NH79A ( Ajmer bypass ), NH79 ( Nasirabad to Chittaurgarh ) and NH76 ( Chittaurgarh to Udaipur ), the total length of section IV is 1,419 km. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and New Delhi, connecting Delhi, Ajmer, Udaipur, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Mumbai. Overall, the Golden Quadrilateral passes through 13 states of India. The Golden Quadrilateral constitutes only the national highways of the country and not state highways and rural - urban roadways. Contents 1 History and costs 2 Economic benefits 3 Route 4 Important cities connected by Golden Quadrilateral highway 5 Current status 6 Length in each state 7 Corruption allegations 8 Progress 9 See also 10 References 11 External links History and costs Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee laid the foundation stone for the project on 6 January 1999. In January 2012, India announced the four - lane GQ highway network as complete. India 's government had initially estimated that the Golden Quadrilateral project would cost ₹ 600 billion ( US $8.7 billion ) at 1999 prices. However, the highway has been built under - budget. As of August 2011, cost incurred by Indian government was about half of initial estimate, at ₹ 308.58 billion ( US $4.5 billion ). The eight contracts in progress, as of August 2011, were worth ₹ 16.34 billion ( US $240 million ). In September 2009, it was announced that the existing four - laned highways would be converted into six - lane highways. The expansion project was reported at various stages to be behind schedule, mainly due to land acquisition constraints and disputes with contractors which had to be re-negotiated. Sections of NH 2, NH 5 and NH 8 have now been prioritized for further widening to six lanes under DBFO ( Design, Build, Finance, Operate ) pattern and more sections would be six - laned in the near future. On NH 8 six - lane work is completed from Vadodara to Surat. The Hosur - Krishnagiri stretch of the Bengaluru - Chennai stretch is being expanded from four lanes to six lanes by Reliance Infrastructure. Economic benefits The projected economic benefits of the Golden Quadrilateral project are - Establishing faster transport networks between major cities and ports. Providing an impetus to smoother movement of products and people within India. Enabling industrial and job development in smaller towns through access to markets. Providing opportunities for farmers, through better transportation of produce from the agricultural hinterland to major cities and ports for export, through lesser wastage and spoils. Driving economic growth directly, through construction as well as through indirect demand for cement, steel and other construction materials. Giving an impetus to Truck transport throughout India. Route Only National Highways are used in the Golden Quadrilateral. The four legs use the following National Highways ( New Numbering System ) : Delhi -- Kolkata : NH 19 Delhi -- Mumbai - Chennai : NH 48 Kolkata -- Chennai : NH 16 Wikimedia © OpenStreetMap Important cities connected by Golden Quadrilateral highway Delhi -- Kolkata Kolkata -- Chennai Chennai -- Mumbai Mumbai -- Delhi Delhi Faridabad Mathura Agra Firozabad Etawah Kanpur Fatehpur district Allahabad Varanasi Chandauli Mohania Kudra Sasaram Dehri Aurangabad Sherghati Dobhi Chouparan Barhi Ishri Bagodar Dhanbad Asansol Durgapur Bardhaman Kolkata Kolkata Kharagpur Balasore Cuttack Bhubaneswar Visakhapatnam Rajahmundry Eluru Vijayawada Guntur Nellore Chennai Chennai Sriperumbudur Kanchipuram Walajapet Ranipet Vellore Pallikonda Ambur Vaniyambadi Krishnagiri Hosur Bengaluru Tumakuru Sira Chitradurga Davangere Ranebennur Hubballi - Dharwad Belagavi Kolhapur Sangli - Miraj Karad Satara Pune Panvel Mumbai Mumbai Silvassa Vapi Valsad Navsari Surat Bharuch Ankleshwar Vadodara Anand Nadiad Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Udaipur Chittaurgarh Ajmer Jaipur Gurgaon Delhi Current status No. Segment Length Completed Total Length Percent Completed ( % ) As of ( date ) Source 1. Delhi - Kolkata 1,453 km ( 903 mi ) 1,453 km ( 903 mi ) 100 31 August 2011 ( 7 ) 2. Chennai - Mumbai 1,290 km ( 800 mi ) 1,290 km ( 800 mi ) 100 31 August 2011 ( 8 ) 3. Kolkata - Chennai 1,684 km ( 1,046 mi ) 1,684 km ( 1,046 mi ) 100 31 May 2013 ( 9 ) 4. Mumbai - Delhi 1,419 km ( 882 mi ) 1,419 km ( 882 mi ) 100 31 August 2011 ( 10 ) Total 5,846 km ( 3,633 mi ) 5,846 km ( 3,633 mi ) 100 31 May 2013 ( 11 ) Govt. of India declares `` Golden Quadrilateral '' complete - Jan 7th 2012 NHAI - Current status Length in each state The completed Golden Quadrilateral passes through 13 states : Andhra Pradesh -- 1,014 km ( 630 mi ) Uttar Pradesh -- 756 km ( 470 mi ) Rajasthan -- 725 km ( 450 mi ) Karnataka -- 623 km ( 387 mi ) Maharashtra -- 487 km ( 303 mi ) Gujarat -- 485 km ( 301 mi ) Odisha -- 440 km ( 270 mi ) West Bengal -- 406 km ( 252 mi ) Tamil Nadu -- 342 km ( 213 mi ) Bihar -- 204 km ( 127 mi ) Jharkhand -- 192 km ( 119 mi ) Haryana -- 152 km ( 94 mi ) Delhi -- 25 km ( 16 mi ) Total -- 5,846 km ( 3,633 mi ) Corruption allegations Main article : Satyendra Dubey In August 2003, Jharkhand - based project director Satyendra Dubey, in a letter to the Prime Minister, outlined a list of malafide actions in a segment of a highway in Bihar. Dubey 's claims included that big contractors had inside information from NHAI officials, that the contractors for this stretch were not executing the project themselves ( as stipulated in the contract ) but subcontracting the work to small builders who lacked technical expertise and that no follow - up was performed after awarding advances. Dubey 's name was leaked by the PMO to the NHAI, and he was transferred against his wishes to Gaya, Bihar, where he was murdered on 27 November. The NHAI eventually admitted that Dubey 's charges were substantiated, and implemented `` radical reforms '' in selection and contract procedures. After a lengthy CBI investigation, Mantu Kumar and three accomplices were arrested and charged with murder. Mantu escaped from court on 19 September 2005, but was recaptured a month later. In 2010, Mantu and two others were convicted of murder and other offenses and sentenced to life in prison. Progress In February 2006, a 600 - meter stretch of the highway connecting Kolkata to Chennai subsided into the ground, opening up ten meter gorges near Bally, West Bengal. This stretch had been completed a year back by a Malaysian multinational firm, selected after global tendering. See also Diamond Quadrilateral List of National Highways in India by highway number List of National Highways in India National Highways Development Project North - South and East - West Corridor Transport in India Bharatmala References Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 23. Road network - Source - The National Highways Authority of India ( NHAI ) Jump up ^ Golden Quadrilateral Highway Network. Road Traffic Technology ( 2011 - 06 - 15 ). Retrieved on 2013 - 12 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Building India 's National Pride : The Golden Quadrilateral ''. Jump up ^ `` Govt declares Golden Quadrilateral complete ''. The Indian Express. 7 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` National Highways Development Project Map ''. National Highways Institute of India. Jump up ^ `` Contractors take the sheen off Golden Quadrilateral ''. The Financial Express. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Jump up ^ Megha Bahree ( 21 September 2009 ). `` Ambassador : Indian Economy Will Grow ''. Forbes. Jump up ^ `` Golden Quadrilateral still has miles to go ''. Financial Express. Jump up ^ R.N. Bhaskar. `` Crossing the chasm ''. Forbes India. Jump up ^ `` Hosur - Krishnagiri road project goes to R - Infra ''. New Delhi : The Hindu. 21 May 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 31 March 2012. ^ Jump up to : ( 2 ) Bihar govt wakes up to IITian 's murder - Source - Rediff News Jump up ^ ( 3 ) NHAI report to CBI proves Dubey right, contract rules being rewritten - Source - Indian Express Jump up ^ ( 4 ) Whistleblower in the 2004 National Highway Authority of India case escaped from police custody on Tuesday in Patna - Source - Rediff News Jump up ^ ( 5 ) Satyendranath Dubey killers get life imprisonment-Source-Oneindia.com Jump up ^ ( 6 ) GQ : Howrah highway stretch caves in - Source - Indian Express ) Fast Lane to the Future, Don Belt. National Geographic, October, 2008. External links ' Mile by Mile, India Paves a Smoother Future ' -- extremely detailed New York Times article, dated 4 December 2005 ( free registration required ) `` Golden Quadrilateral still has miles to go '' -- Financial Express article dated 26 August 2005 Official website of the National Highways Authority of India Map of GQ progress on the NHAI website Ministry of Road Transport Indian Highways Network Expressways in India Ahmedabad - Vadodara ( NE 1 ) Ambala - Chandigarh Belghoria Chennai Bypass Chennai HSCTC Coimbatore bypass Delhi - Faridabad Delhi - Gurgaon DND Flyway Hosur Road Elevated Hyderabad Elevated Hyderabad ORR Jaipur - Kishangarh Mumbai - Pune Noida -- Greater Noida Raipur - Durg Yamuna National Highways ( list ) 301 701 102 102A 102B 102C 202 302 502 502A 702 702A 702B 702C 702D 103 303 503 503A 703 703A 5 105 205 205A 305 505 505A 705 6 106 206 306 7 107 107A 307 507 707 907 907A 8 108 108A 108B 208 208A 9 109 309 309A 309B 509 709 709A 10 110 310 310A 510 710 11 12 112 512 13 113 313 513 713 713A 14 114 114A 314 15 115 215 315 315A 415 515 715 16 116 116B 216 216A 316 516 516D 516E 716 17 117 217 317 317A 517 717 717A 717B 18 118 19 119 219 319 519 719 919 20 120 220 320 520 21 22 122 322 522 722 922 23 123 24 25 125 325 26 326 326A 27 127 127A 127B 127C 127D 227 327 327B 527 527A 527B 527C 527D 627 727 727A 927 927A 927D 28 128 29 129 129A 229 329 329A 30 130 130A 130B 130C 130D 230 330 330A 530 730 730A 930 930D 31 131 231 331 431 531 731 731A 931 931A 32 132 332 532 33 133 133A 133B 333 333A 333B 34 134 234 334 334A 334B 534 734 934 35 135 135B 335 36 136 336 536 37 137 137A 38 138 39 139 339 339B 539 40 140 340 340C 41 141 341 42 43 143 343 543 943 44 144 144A 244 344 344A 344B 444 544 544D 544H 744 944 45 46 146 146B 346 47 147 247 347 347A 347B 347C 547 547E 48 148 148D 248 248A 348 348A 448 548 548A 548B 548C 548CC 548D 548E 648 748 848A 848B 948 49 149 50 150 150A 150E 51 151 251 351 52 152 352 552 752 752B 752C 752E 752G 752H 752I 53 153 153B 353 353B 353C 353D 353E 353I 353J 353K 753 753A 753B 753E 753F 753J 753L 753M 953 54 154 154A 254 754 55 56 156 57 157 58 158 458 758 59 60 160 61 161 161A 161B 161G 161H 361 361H 561 561A 62 162 63 163 363 64 65 165 365 365A 365B 565 765 965 965C 965G 66 166 166A 166E 266 366 566 766 766C 966 966A 966B 67 167 167B 367 68 69 169 169A 369 71 73 173 75 275 77 79 81 181 381 83 183 183A 383 85 185 87 State Highways Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Notable Arunachal Frontier Highway Golden Quadrilateral National Highways Development Project North -- South and East -- West Corridor Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_Quadrilateral&oldid=856777200 '' Categories : Proposed roads in India Vajpayee administration initiatives Golden Quadrilateral Indian National Highways Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from February 2018 All articles needing copy edit EngvarB from March 2017 Use dmy dates from March 2017 Infobox road temporary tracking category 1 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2010 Pages with maps Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Deutsch فارسی Français हिन्दी ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം मराठी ଓଡ଼ିଆ தமிழ் తెలుగు 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 August 2018, at 13 : 28 ( UTC ). 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Question: mention the objectives of road development programme under the golden quadrilateral project in india
Answer: a network of highways that connect the four major metropolitan cities of the country in four directions – Delhi (North), Chennai (South), Kolkata (East) and Mumbai (West)