[LongDrive lover]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

LDL,

There is never any road blockade anywhere on your route.

OK sir, that gave the needed relief.

[MX6]

@LDL. NH17 will hold good for sometime. The damage in that route is mostly due to illegal mining lorries and not the rains as such. There's been a crack down on those illegal mining trucks for sometime now. Expect bad stretches between Ankola and Karwar and Bhatkal in the Karnataka side of NH17.
Also Mangalore to Kundapura will be painfully long travel due to high traffic density.
Goa side of NH17 should hold good. Ratnagiri to Mahad should also have good roads. Mahad - Panvel might become another pain area.

[hvkumar]

NH55 between Siliguri and Darjeeling is closed due to landslides.

Landslide disrupts supply lines between Siliguri, Darjeeling

[ASHISHPALLOD]

varandha ghat between bhor and mahad closed due to landslide.
expect reopening within two days.

[hvkumar]

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

varandha ghat between bhor and mahad closed due to landslide.
expect reopening within two days.

Ashish, thanks for the update.
Isn't this closure unusual, does it face problems every year?

[ASHISHPALLOD]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Isn't this closure unusual, does it face problems every year?

Every year, varandha is closed two-three times due to landslide.
The road from nira devghar to varandha is realigned due to submersion of old road in the backwater of dam.
The excavated sides of hill facing road are not settled yet fully, so this problem erupts.

[ulhas.ahirrao]

NH 50 Pune - Nasik and NH 3 - from Nashik to Dhulia is in absolutely good shape

[FourWheelDrift]

Hello,

Could a person who has passed through recently, or a local who is knowledgeable, please let me know the condition of the following highway route / sections in Rajasthan ?

Udaipur-Pali-Jodhpur-Barmer-Jaisalmer-Bikaner

Bikaner to Sri Ganganagar in Punjab

Udaipur-Pali-Jodhpur-Nagaur-Ramgarh/Churu-Hisar-Ambala

Thanks and regards,

FourWheelDrift

[hvkumar]

All the roads you have mentioned are excellent and fast throughout the year. Last year, due to some unusual heavy rains, roads in the Barmer region were flooded, roads impassable and damaged.

[shabahmad]

Hi All,

Any update about the route from Pune to kolkata?
I doing it in 3 phases:
1. Pune to Nagpue: Pune-Aurangabad-Jalna-Mehkar-karanja-Wardha-Nagpur.
2. Nagpur to Durg: I remeber that 4 laning work is in progress about 70% complete.
I have driven by Road till durg/raipur so pune to durg is no concern for me.

3. Durg to Kolkata: Durg-Raipur-Sambalpur-Deogarh-Barakot-kendujhar-Kharagpur-kolkata. I need suggestions on this route.?
Please suggest me planning/schedule/lodge for this route as i am thinking to do it in 2 days. Since the area is bit troubled(as per news) i wont be driving after 7.00 PM.

Will be starting early in morning around 4.00 for each phase.

Thanks,
Shabbir
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[hvkumar]

The road till Raipur is OK, but once you enter Orissa, the roads are in a very bad condition even before the rains have begun seriously. Expect further deterioration in quality of roads.

Safety issues - thanks to Naxal problems - is between Jashipur and Kharagpur, and even by day, vehicles are going only in convoy.

You can target reaching Raipur on Day 1 from Pune (possible in 15-17 hours, long driving day), so that you can get to Kharagpur next day latest by 3-4 pm.

[shabahmad]

Thanks Kumar Sir,
i am going on friday early morning to Nagpur, will be one day in Nagpur then one day in durg, I will be starting from Durg on monday early morning, target to reach kendujhar?
Then on tuesday will target to reach kolkata?
I have given 2 days for durg to kolkata, i will join office on wednesday.

Is my schedule is correct? My wife will be coming with me so need to be careful and need to know loadge/hotels on the way.

Regards,
Shabbir

[hvkumar]

From Raipur/Durg, it will be difficult to cross Kharagpur before 7 pm if the roads slow you down, but in normal circumstances you can.

Places to stay:
- Hotel Sheela Palace, Sambalpur, although you should cross Sambalpur by mid-morning
- Hotel Shreekshetra International, Keonjhar

Not sure of stay options at Jashipur. After that, you won't get any place to stay till Kharagpur.

[shabahmad]

Thanks Kumar Sir,
I will schedule my journey plans and send you it in PM.

Thanks for your help sir.

Regards,
Shabbir

[FourWheelDrift]

Originally Posted by hvkumar

All the roads you have mentioned are excellent and fast throughout the year. Last year, due to some unusual heavy rains, roads in the Barmer region were flooded, roads impassable and damaged.

Thanks for your reply, hvkumar.

With an early start from Udaipur, is it possible to make Sri Ganganagar in Punjab by late afternoon / early evening ?

You can assume that we will have a vehicle capable of cruising at 120-130 all day, road / traffic conditions permitting.

Cheers,

FourWheelDrift