INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1999, then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee laid the foundation stone for the GoldenQuadrilateral (GQ) Highway project. The Golden Quadrilateral is the longest road project in India and the fifth-longest highway in the world. It connects four major cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘Golden Quadrilateral Highway Project’ was launched in the year 2000. It aimed to construct a six-lane superhighway connecting India’s four largest metropolitan cities-Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Q. When was the ‘Golden Quadrilateral Highway Project’ launched?

Detailed explanation-3: -Golden Quadrilateral is a network of highways connecting India’s four top metropolitan cities, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thereby, forming a quadrilateral. The largest highway project in India, the Golden Quadrilateral project was launched in 2001 as part of National Highways Development Project (NHDP).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Golden Quadrilateral highways project was launched in the year 2000. It aimed to construct a six-lane superhighway between India’s four large metropolises: New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Golden Quadrilateral is a national highway network connecting most of the major industrial, agricultural, and cultural centres of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting the four major metro cities of India, viz., Delhi (north), Kolkata (East), Mumbai (west), and Chennai (south).