According to official information released by the Union ministry of roadways, transport and highways, the Kolkata-Chennai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral was 91 per cent complete as of 31 May 2006.

The ministry stated that out of the entire 1684 km of highway that is being four-laned, the total completed stretches aggregated 1537 km (or 91 per cent), as of 31 May 2006. The remaining 147 km (9 per cent) are being adversely affected by exogenous conditions.

Around 45 km of stretches on the Laxmanath-Baleshwar and Sunakhala-Ganjam sections are being affected by hindrances in land acquisition. Another 41 km spread over the Baleshwar-Bhadrak and Bhubaneshwar-Khurda sections are facing delays relating to project contractors. Litigations have impeded the progress of 51 km of stretches on the Ganjam-Icchapuram section. A 10-km strip on the Srikakulam-Champawati section has been terminated and is likely to be awarded.

The union ministry has maintained that it would complete the Kolkata-Chenai arm of the Golden Quadrilateral by December 2006, except for 104 km of stretches.

Also See:

Mumbai-Delhi arm of GQ by end-2006 (12-Jun-06)