Indian Roadie regular Sandip Hunday drove from Kolkata to Deogarh (near Sambalpur) (Kolkata_Deogarh), a distance of 486 kms in his Honda WRV on Friday, 2019-11-22.
He crossed Vivekananda Setu toll plaza at 8.30am and reached Deogarh (Odisha) at 7.30pm.
Route :
He drove on NH 49. Kolkata - Kolaghat - Kharagpur - Jamshola - Baharagora - Bangriposhi - Jashipur - Keonjhar - Pallahara - Barkote - Deogarh.
Road condition:
Road was excellent from Kolkata to Baharagora.
It was just ok from Baharagora to Keonjhar.
However, the NH was in very bad condition for the rest of it from Keonjhar to Deogarh. It was total offroading experience.
There was one portion of around 50 kms between Keonjhar and Pallahara which was absolutely a terror. Only trucks were plying with extreme difficulty.
Here, thanks to Google and with confirmation from some localities found a new route of 45 kms. It was an excellent and scenic ghat drive, via a small place called Telkoi.
He took the same route back to Kolkata on Sunday, 2019-11-24.
He left Deogarh at 9am and was there at the Vivekananda Setu toll plaza at 7.30pm.
During return journey, lunch break was at Pantha Niwas, Keonjhar. Thereafter, stopped for a short while for tea at Kolaghat.
Total distance for the round trip was 987 kms.
P.S:
* Sandip is of the opinion that in another 18 months the whole strech from Kharagpur to Deogarh will be fully 4 laned because construction work was in full swing in November 2019.
* A bypass is being constructed to skip the narrow road passing through Deogarh.
* Road widening work is presently on right up to Sambalpur (Orissa).
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