North–South and East–West Corridor

The North–South–East–West Corridor (NS-EW) is the largest ongoing highway project in India.

It is the second phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of building 7300 kilometers of four/six lane highways associating Srinagar, Kanyakumari, Kochi, Porbandar and Silchar, at a cost of US$12.317 billion ₹10,00,00,00,00,000(INR One lakh Crore).

[1] In combination with the Golden Quadrilateral network, and port connectivity highways, the NS-EW Corridor forms a key part of the Indian highway network, connecting many of its important manufacturing, commerce and cultural centers.

There is popular demand for the extension of the East West Corridor from Silchar to Moreh via Jiribam and Imphal, and from Nagaon to Stilwell Road via Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Ledo.

These two extensions may increase the cross border trade with South East Asia.

NH75: Recently completed 4-lane Gwalior-Jhansi in central India, part of the North-South Corridor highway
NH 7: A section near Kanyakumari, in southern India, of NSEW Corridor highway