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 statements given above are correct?
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
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UPSC IAS – 2023
Statement 2 is incorrect: The India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur, India, to Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar. While it facilitates travel further into Thailand, the primary defined endpoint on the Thai side within the project is Mae Sot, not Chiang Mai.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor is conceptualized to connect Kolkata in India to Kunming in China, passing through Bangladesh (Dhaka) and Myanmar (Mandalay). It does not connect Varanasi.
As all three statements contain factual inaccuracies regarding the endpoints of the mentioned connectivity projects, none of the statements are correct.
– Trilateral Highway connects Moreh and Mae Sot.
– BCIM Economic Corridor links Kolkata and Kunming.