Amritsar–Kolkata Industrial Corridor
Under review: this entry was added recently and its position is still being checked (approximate (schematic line through towns)).
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Overview
The Amritsar–Kolkata Industrial Corridor is planned along the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, which carries goods trains across the Indo-Gangetic plain.
It runs through Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The idea is to set up integrated manufacturing clusters near the freight line so that factories in this densely populated belt get cheap, fast access to ports and markets.
The belt it crosses is home to a large share of India's population and labour force, which is why planners see it as a way to bring factory jobs to the Gangetic plains.
Geography and key facts
- Aligned with the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
- States: Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
- Part of the national industrial corridor programme
- Aims at integrated manufacturing clusters along the freight line
Why it matters for UPSC
Know India's industrial corridors with their end points and the freight corridor each one follows. Useful for GS-3 answers on infrastructure and manufacturing.
Note for UPSC
Industrial corridor along the eastern DFC. Drawn schematically through its main towns.
Corridors come up in questions on infrastructure and freight transport.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Amritsar–Kolkata Industrial Corridor yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Corridor
- States / UTs
- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Haryana
- Extent on map
- 22.6°–31.6°N, 74.9°–88.4°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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