Like innumerable others in Indian Roadie, Tanmoy Das and his wife operating out of Hyderabad since the past couple of years were getting restless almost totally stuck up at home with a year old son inside the apartment and a beautiful 1 yr old white Ford Ecosport parked under the stilts of the building.
A sudden call to an old time friend in Pune on Friday, 2020-11-20 morning and me (Deep Banerjee) in Kolkata and the impromptu decision was made. They hit the newly constructed 4/ 6 lane Hyderabad to Pune NH65 (erstwhile, NH9) with still a couple of minutes to go before the clock in the car displayed 12 noon.
Their friend in Pune had demanded that the ubiquitous mutton biriyani from none other than Paradise in Hyderabad must be carried for him. A bag of biriyani to serve 5 adults and priced at ₹900 also found its cozy place in the car.
The narrow, potholes ridden 560+ kms long national highway has been relegated to history in less than 4 years. Only a few diversions remain in MH prior to reaching Solapur.
The Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ route for Hyderabad to Pune (Hyderabad_Pune) is Hyderabad - Nehru ORR touches NH65 immediately after the pharmaceutical manufacturing hub of Patancheru town - Zaheerabad - Naldurg - Solapur - Indapur - Pune (Hadapsar).
Their friend in Pune had demanded that the ubiquitous mutton biriyani from none other than Paradise in Hyderabad must be carried for him. A bag of biriyani to serve 5 adults and priced at ₹900 also found its cozy place in the car.
The narrow, potholes ridden 560+ kms long national highway has been relegated to history in less than 4 years. Only a few diversions remain in MH prior to reaching Solapur.
The Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ route for Hyderabad to Pune (Hyderabad_Pune) is Hyderabad - Nehru ORR touches NH65 immediately after the pharmaceutical manufacturing hub of Patancheru town - Zaheerabad - Naldurg - Solapur - Indapur - Pune (Hadapsar).
Tanmoy, the IndianRoadie was with me on the phone, off and on for almost 90 minutes till 8.30 pm when he reached his friend's place in Hadapsar.
His driving pace had considerably slowed down because of intermittent blinding rains between Indapur and Pune.
Moreover, he took his car off the NH65 at least twice not for off-roading but for his love for photography.
Btw, till 2015-16 facilities between Patancheru and Solapur weren't good at all. However, as in November 2020 innumerable fuel filling stations, restaurants and dhabas have cropped up on both sides of the road.
His driving pace had considerably slowed down because of intermittent blinding rains between Indapur and Pune.
Moreover, he took his car off the NH65 at least twice not for off-roading but for his love for photography.
Btw, till 2015-16 facilities between Patancheru and Solapur weren't good at all. However, as in November 2020 innumerable fuel filling stations, restaurants and dhabas have cropped up on both sides of the road.
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