With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements:East-West Corr

Question

With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements:East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China.How many of the above statements are correct?

Accepted Answer

The two terminals of the East-West corridor under the Golden Quadrilateral Project are Silcher in Assam and Porbandar in Gujarat. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway starts from India and goes to Thailand via Myanmar. It will be linking Moreh (India) - Bagan (Myanmar) - Mae Sot (Thailand). Hence, statement 2 is not correct.The Trilateral Highway is still a project under construction, and therefore its contribution to the economic growth and development of the region has not yet reached its potential. The proposed extension of TLH to Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Viet Nam is in fulfillment of this objective.The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM) Corridor is a proposed connectivity project that aims to enhance economic cooperation and trade between Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar. The corridor is expected to run from Kunming in China, through Myanmar, and Bangladesh, and eventually reach Kolkata in India. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.