GS3 · Roads

Shillong-Silchar high-speed corridor

Battle IAS current affairs title card: Shillong-Silchar high-speed corridor (GS3 · Roads, 30 April 2025)

What happened

  • CCEA approved a 166.80 km greenfield corridor on NH-6 from Mawlyngkhung to Panchgram at ₹22,864 crore on HAM [PIB].

Background

  • 144.80 km in Meghalaya [PIB].

Why it matters

  • The corridor improves connectivity in the Northeast.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-30): CCEA approved a 166.80 km greenfield corridor on NH-6 from Mawlyngkhung to Panchgram at ₹22,864 crore on HAM.
  2. The corridor improves connectivity in the Northeast.
Quotable data point

CCEA approved a 166.80 km greenfield corridor on NH-6 from Mawlyngkhung to Panchgram at ₹22,864 crore on HAM.

PIB: Shillong-Silchar corridor, 30 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Corridor length

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

Official source: PIB: Shillong-Silchar corridor, 30 Apr 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending