{"id":30025,"date":"2026-09-29T02:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T02:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30025"},"modified":"2026-09-29T02:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T02:01:02","slug":"high-speed-corridors-to-link-up-with-north-east-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30025","title":{"rendered":"High-speed corridors to link UP with North East | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134553704,imgsize-51004,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/630-km-siliguri-guwahati-shillong-corridor-to-be-built-at-rs-61500-crore-gadkari.jpg\" alt=\"High-speed corridors to link UP with North East\" title=\"Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari\u200b\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari\u200b\">Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A 630-km corridor connecting Siliguri in West Bengal with Guwahati (Assam) and Shillong (Meghalaya) will be built at a cost of Rs 61,500 crore, announced road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The road transport ministry has also taken up an expressway connectivity project from Gorakhpur (UP) to Siliguri.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Once completed, the two corridors will provide high-speed connectivity between Uttar Pradesh and North East.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Speaking at an event, Gadkari added that the 630-km corridor, which will be the &#8220;lifeline&#8221; of North East, will have the mix of construction of greenfield (new) stretches and upgradation of existing highway connectivity to make the end-to-end travel seamless. 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