Economic Geography : Transportation

Q 2 / 10

UPSC CSE Prelims 2023

With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements :

  1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.
  2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.
  3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China.
How many of the above statements are correct?

EXPLANATION

Correct Option (d)

All three statements provided are factually incorrect.

  • Statement 1: The East-West Corridor, which is part of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), connects Silchar in Assam with Porbandar in Gujarat. The statement incorrectly identifies the endpoints as Dibrugarh and Surat.
  • Statement 2: The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur, India, with Mae Sot in Thailand, traversing Myanmar. The statement incorrectly mentions Chiang Mai as the Thai endpoint.
  • Statement 3: The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor is conceptualized to link Kolkata in India with Kunming in China, passing through Bangladesh and Myanmar. The statement incorrectly specifies Varanasi as the Indian starting point.

Incorrect Options

Options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect because none of the statements presented are factually accurate. Each statement contains an error regarding the specific geographical endpoints or routing of the connectivity projects mentioned, rendering all three statements incorrect.

SOURCEThe Hindu/Indian Express 2023