Padroo

Amritsar Jamnagar Economic Corridor, nearly 1,400 km long, 6-lane wide corridor including the upgraded existing 215 km long NH54, the 915.85 km long greenfield Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway (EC3) NH754A, and the upgraded existing 245 km long Santalpur-Jamnagar NH27 and NH151A national highway, will reduce the travel time between Amritsar and Jamnagar from earlier 26 hours to only 13 hours while passing through four states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Built under the Bharatmala project, the route is strategically important, as it will connect 3 big oil refineries (HMEL Bathinda, the HPCL Barmer and the RIL Jamnagar); 2 power plants (Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant at Bathinda and Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant at Sri Ganganagar); 7 seaports (one major international port at Kandla Port and 6 intermediate ports at Mandvi, Navlakhi, Bedi, Sikka, Jodia, and Okha); 8 airports (Amritsar, Bathinda, Sirsa AFS, Bikaner, Bhuj, Kandla, Mundra, and Jamnagar); and defence airbases.