Bangalore to Jajpur Road (1620 Km in 25 Hours)

KSM-Vtec · 19th February 2009, 23:33

great drive..wanna do something like this soon.

akas_chauhan · 20th February 2009, 11:03

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Originally Posted by KSM-Vtec

great drive..wanna do something like this soon.

Thanks Buddy.

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Originally Posted by white_vdi

to you mate! that is some brave driving. love the pics of the wide and straight roads.

Glad you like it.

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Originally Posted by arindamray

It's doable as major part of it is done on GQ, 4 lane divided road. One can easily maintain a 75-80 kmph average in these streches, if not more.

Absolutely correct.

javed406 · 20th February 2009, 12:24

Great drive Akas. NH5 as seen in your picture is really tempting. Keep it up.

cvvikram · 21st February 2009, 22:46

Great drive buddy! Good to see the straight roads along.

akas_chauhan · 24th February 2009, 18:07

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Originally Posted by javed406

Great drive Akas. NH5 as seen in your picture is really tempting. Keep it up.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by cvvikram

Great drive buddy! Good to see the straight roads along.

Thank you.

Here are some more pictures taken during return journey.

ramkya1 · 24th February 2009, 19:53

Akas,

That's one long drive done in a stretch. Great story of endurance and good pictures. Well done!!!!

--Ramky

dushmish · 25th February 2009, 10:58

Very inspiring Akas! I will be driving from Mumbai to Jaipur next month. Planning to do a solo.

akas_chauhan · 30th March 2009, 13:29

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Originally Posted by ramkya1

Akas,

That's one long drive done in a stretch. Great story of endurance and good pictures. Well done!!!!

--Ramky

Thanks Ramky. I went through your thread where you guys covered entire GQ. I would say that was innovative. BTW what's your next travel plan?

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Originally Posted by dushmish

Very inspiring Akas! I will be driving from Mumbai to Jaipur next month. Planning to do a solo.

Good luck in your trip dushmish.

hellstar · 31st March 2009, 11:05

wow thats definitley one nice endurance drive ! especially alone its quite an acheivement !

akas_chauhan · 13th May 2009, 00:03

Thanks Hellstar. Somehow i missed your comment.

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Originally Posted by hellstar

wow thats definitley one nice endurance drive ! especially alone its quite an acheivement !

ranjitp1 · 18th November 2009, 15:25

you t-logue brought back memories..panikoili-jajpur road-anandpur-ghasipur-trilochanpur...some special memories that I share with those places..the Maa Tarini Devi temple remains etched in my memory and it wud stay there forever.

I never thought that I would actually find somebody writing a T-Logue about these places.Excellent pictures and quite a drive that you had.NH5 looked in good shape till panikoili.wonder what is the condition after that.yes but eating places have to come up on NH5 especially on the Orissa part.I loved the rosogolla and sweet stalls that they have on the stretch between Bhubnswr & Cuttack,on both sides of the road.amazing sweets.They have to do something about those trucks that drive like mad after 5pm between Barbil,Keonjhar & Paradip port.Its such a nuisance.on our way back we wanted to get to NH5 @ panikoili before the trucks got onto the road but somehow couldnt and we were stuck at Jajpur for close to two hours.

btw is NH6 a good alternative to the link highway NH215 tht connects NH5 & NH6 to come back to cuttack from those regions near keonjhar considering that the truck traffic is crazy after 5pm?

shishir_bn · 18th November 2009, 15:53

i was shocked to se this thread coming alive after 5-6 months of silence

akas_chauhan · 18th November 2009, 17:59

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Originally Posted by ranjitp1

you t-logue brought back memories..panikoili-jajpur road-anandpur-ghasipur-trilochanpur...some special memories that I share with those places..the Maa Tarini Devi temple remains etched in my memory and it wud stay there forever.

I never thought that I would actually find somebody writing a T-Logue about these places.Excellent pictures and quite a drive that you had.NH5 looked in good shape till panikoili.wonder what is the condition after that.yes but eating places have to come up on NH5 especially on the Orissa part.I loved the rosogolla and sweet stalls that they have on the stretch between Bhubnswr & Cuttack,on both sides of the road.amazing sweets.They have to do something about those trucks that drive like mad after 5pm between Barbil,Keonjhar & Paradip port.Its such a nuisance.on our way back we wanted to get to NH5 @ panikoili before the trucks got onto the road but somehow couldnt and we were stuck at Jajpur for close to two hours.

btw is NH6 a good alternative to the link highway NH215 tht connects NH5 & NH6 to come back to cuttack from those regions near keonjhar considering that the truck traffic is crazy after 5pm?

NH6 was in average condition, NH215 from Panikoili to Keonjhar was in also OK condition, however there were lot of trucks on this route.

BTW which place you belong to?

Ramsagar · 19th November 2009, 16:48

Hats-off dude. Its really difficult to do stretch of 1620 kms without any nap.
Hope you left a stone on accelerator when you reached the Naidupeta highway.

ranjitp1 · 20th November 2009, 00:45

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Originally Posted by akas_chauhan

NH6 was in average condition, NH215 from Panikoili to Keonjhar was in also OK condition, however there were lot of trucks on this route.

BTW which place you belong to?

Ah ok.yes 215 is ok,no complaints on the road condition,the problem is with the truck traffic after 5pm.its maddening.is there a route to reach Cuttack from Keonjhar via NH6?

well tough q to answer,nevertheless,am a keralite,been all over the place,now in hyd.we did a trip to a children's home in anandpur,thats how the familiarity with the place

19th February 2009, 23:33	#16
KSM-Vtec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MH-02-India-Bombay-Bandra Posts: 1,562 Thanked: 446 Times View My Garage	great drive..wanna do something like this soon.
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20th February 2009, 12:24	#18
javed406 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 36 Thanked: Once	Great drive Akas. NH5 as seen in your picture is really tempting. Keep it up.
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21st February 2009, 22:46	#19
cvvikram BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: India Posts: 144 Thanked: Once	Great drive buddy! Good to see the straight roads along.
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24th February 2009, 19:53	#21
ramkya1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Palakkad, Keral Posts: 1,826 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	Akas, That's one long drive done in a stretch. Great story of endurance and good pictures. Well done!!!! --Ramky
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25th February 2009, 10:58	#22
dushmish BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 418 Thanked: 82 Times View My Garage	Very inspiring Akas! I will be driving from Mumbai to Jaipur next month. Planning to do a solo.
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31st March 2009, 11:05	#24
hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	wow thats definitley one nice endurance drive ! especially alone its quite an acheivement !
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18th November 2009, 15:25	#26
ranjitp1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,712 Thanked: 1,926 Times	you t-logue brought back memories..panikoili-jajpur road-anandpur-ghasipur-trilochanpur...some special memories that I share with those places..the Maa Tarini Devi temple remains etched in my memory and it wud stay there forever. I never thought that I would actually find somebody writing a T-Logue about these places.Excellent pictures and quite a drive that you had.NH5 looked in good shape till panikoili.wonder what is the condition after that.yes but eating places have to come up on NH5 especially on the Orissa part.I loved the rosogolla and sweet stalls that they have on the stretch between Bhubnswr & Cuttack,on both sides of the road.amazing sweets.They have to do something about those trucks that drive like mad after 5pm between Barbil,Keonjhar & Paradip port.Its such a nuisance.on our way back we wanted to get to NH5 @ panikoili before the trucks got onto the road but somehow couldnt and we were stuck at Jajpur for close to two hours. btw is NH6 a good alternative to the link highway NH215 tht connects NH5 & NH6 to come back to cuttack from those regions near keonjhar considering that the truck traffic is crazy after 5pm?
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18th November 2009, 15:53	#27
shishir_bn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,195 Thanked: 120 Times	i was shocked to se this thread coming alive after 5-6 months of silence
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19th November 2009, 16:48	#29
Ramsagar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BLR_Nellore(AP) Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 252 Times View My Garage	Hats-off dude. Its really difficult to do stretch of 1620 kms without any nap. Hope you left a stone on accelerator when you reached the Naidupeta highway.
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