Wishes for a safe and happy Durga Puja 2020 to all members of IndianRoadie.
After rescheduling for couple of times finally completed my homecoming from Hyderabad to Kolkata (Hyderabad_Kolkata) in my evergreen and trustworthy VW Polo on 21st October 2020, " Laali" as I call her!
Weather was not very promising in Hyderabad over the last few weeks and after hearing from multiple fellow travelers about the road condition, didn't take any chance but carried all necessary precautions starting from complete puncture repair kit, long serving Tvs inflator, jumper kit, towing rope, 250 ml Mobil 15w-40 synthetic and VW specific pink coolant refill (thanks to my ASC for that), wiper fluid refill, emergency utilities along with ample packaged water, food, ors, first aid and medicine..
Carried disposable plates, paper cups, cutlery, hot water flask with tea kit and a handy duffle consisting of all essentials for a night halt.
Day-1 (20th Oct): 5:30AM- 4:20PM, 698kms-> Heavy rain continues in Hyd, route as usual ORR(exit- 11)-> NH65 -> Benz circle left turn onto NH16->via port road into Vizag.
Stayed in Winsar Park as we planned to spend sometime by the beach to unwind.
Day-2 (21st Oct): 7:00AM-11:30PM, 852kms->started via Bheemli for a beautiful view by the beach stretch onto NH16->Barkul-> Bbsr-> Bhadrak-> Balasore-> Kharagpur bypass->Kolaghat->Home sweet home
Total Kms covered: 1550
Toll paid: 1953 inr
Tyre pressure : 34 F & 36 R psi
Fuel:~115 litres, refuelling only from COCO bunks.
On-road time: ~28 hrs
Roads are excellent till Vijaywada and then from Hanuman junction,AP starts the potholes stretch until Rajahmundry. After that road becomes better but you may be surprised by a sudden crater.
Be careful on port-road flyover incase you're entering Vizag city!!
Road until Bbsr from there is good and you can make up a lot of time , one needs to be mindful of stray cattles in entire OD stretch to avoid hits!!!
Again post Manguli toll plaza there are hell lot of diversions that will eat up your time.
Post Sergarh toll you need to cross a factory railway line and thery is very high chance of underbody hit if one is not careful.
Once you enter WB post that road is too good and due to puja all heavy vehicle movement is prohibited hence it's like a cake walk upto home in Salt Lake.
(Courtesy: Indian Roadie 'group' post dated 2020-10-23 by Prateik Roy, IT Professional based in Hyderabad)
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