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The NHAI was constituted in 1988. It is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways. It was made operational in February 1995 and is currently undertaking the developmental activities under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) in phases.

The Golden Quadrilateral is the largest express highway project in India. It connects India's four largest metropolises: Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi, and thus forms a quadrilateral of sorts.

In terms of power generation, India is the sixth largest state. About 65% of electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest 10% by alternative sources of energy such as solar, biomass etc. Thus, chief source is thermal power plants.

The Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) is a national highway network connecting most of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural centers of India. It forms a quadrilateral connecting the four major metro cities of India, viz., Delhi (north), Kolkata (East), Mumbai (west) and Chennai (south).

At 5,846 kilometers (3,633 mi), it is the largest highway project in India and the fifth-longest in the world. It is the first phase of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), and consists of four- and six-lane express highways

India was one of the pioneering countries in establishing hydro-electric power plants. The power plants at Darjeeling and Shimsha were established in 1898 and 1902 respectively and is one of the first in Asia.

It was launched in December 2000 by the Government of India to provide connectivity to rural areas as part of a poverty eradication measure. 

Korba is the Indian state of chhattisgarh. It is famous for its Korba Super Thermal Power Plant which is located at Jamnipali. It is one of the coal based power plants of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The coal for the power plants is sourced from Kusmunda and Gevra mines.

• The Grand Trunk Road is not only in India's but one of the of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads. The road often called the "Gernaili Sadak" (the Generals' Road) and Sadak-e-Azam ('The Grand Road') covers a distance of over 2,500 kilometers (1,600 mi). It was built by Sher Shah Suri.
  
• At present, it extends from Amritsar to Kolkata. It is bifurcated into 2 segments : (a) National Highway (NH)-1 from Delhi to Amritsar, and (b) NH- 2 from Delhi to Kolkata.