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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Bengaluru–Chennai corridor is a planned high-density industrial and transport belt linking Karnataka's capital with the Tamil Nadu port-city of Chennai across roughly 260 km of southern peninsular India.
- Which states does the Bengaluru–Chennai corridor pass through?
- How does the Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway relate to the CBIC?
- Which ports anchor the eastern end of this corridor?
- Which agency coordinates the industrial corridor and under which ministry?

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