Implementation of Green National Highway Corridor Project
Green National Highway Corridor Project (GNHCP)
- Agreement: Government of India and World Bank
- States: Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
- Loan Assistance: US$500 million
- Objective: Safe and environmentally friendly highways by focusing on green technologies and climate resilience
- Completion date: May 2026
- Eco-friendly: The project will minimise environmental damage by using cement treated sub base, recovered asphalt, local materials (lime, fly ash, waste plastic) and bio-engineering techniques.
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Additional Information
East-West Corridor
- It is a 3,300-kilometre (2,100 mi) corridor through NH 27(Porbandar-Rajkot-
Samakhiyali-Radhanpur-Kota-Jhansi-Kanpur-Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga-Supaul-Purnia-Dalkhola-Kishanganj).
- Islampur-Sonapur-Ghoshpukur-Jalpaiguri Alipurduar-Bongaigaon-Nalbari Bijni-Guwahati-Nagaon-Dabaka-Silchar).
- It passes through 7 states – Gujarat-Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh – Uttar Pradesh – Bihar – West Bengal – Assam
North-South Corridor:
- It runs from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, connecting India from north to south.
- Its confluence is at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.”
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