<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
mention the objectives of road development programme under the golden quadrilateral project in india
mention the objectives of road development programme under the golden quadrilateral project in india
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 )
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 )