Tandoori Chai in Raipur serves tea in 'kulhar' with a great message

Marketing lesson for every Indian Roadie from a 'chai' (tea) vendor on the road in Raipur, Chattisgarh. 

The communication perfectly connects with target customers. 
It's simple yet impactful copywriting at its best 👌
Every Indian Roadie is a consumer across categories. As a matter of fact, all roadies are B2C consumers and B2B decision makers in purchase deals. 
Spotted by Priya Chauhan at  Raipur, Telibandha Marine Drive, Chhattisgarh in March 2021. 

Courtesy/ credit: Priya Chauhan. 
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Durg - Raipur - Arang (92 kms) 'Access Controlled Highway' expected to be complete by July 2024

Durg - Raipur - Arang Access Controlled Highway in Chhattisgarh is being constructed under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase 1. 

It is targeted for completion by July 2024. 

Source: Facebook page of Nitin Gadkari, NORTH 
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Kolkata to Mumbai via Sambalpur, Raipur, Nagpur, Nashik - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route from 

Kolkata to Mumbai (via. Manguli, Angul) 

(Kolkata_Mumbai): 

Kolkata - Kharagpur - Jaleshwar - Balasore - Soro - Bhadrak - Panikoili - Chandikhole - Manguli - Turn right - Dhenkanal - Anugul - Rairakhole - Sambalpur - Turn left - Bargarh - Saraipalli - Areng - Raipur bypass - Bhilai - Durg - Nagpur bypass - Amravati - Akola - Khamgaon - Dhule - Nashik - Thane - Mumbai.


Strictly no night driving between:
Angul and Sambalpur (dense forest).
Bargarh and Raipur.

Day 1: Kolkata - Sambalpur (13 - 14 hrs) {or even upto Bargarh}.
Day 2: Sambalpur - Amravati (12 - 13 hrs) {or Bargarh to Akola}.
Day 3: Amravati - Mumbai (14 - 15 hrs) {or Akola to Mumbai}.

Buy oranges from the roadside at Bazargaon after Nagpur .  

Dahi/ curd seller on the NH in Raipur, clicked by Chinmay Biswas on 2019-12-26

Fresh curd/ 'dahi' being hawked by a lady along the National Highway somewhere near Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 2019-12-26 at 10.15am.

India is best seen and enjoyed while traveling by road.

Beautifully framed by Chinmay Biswas.
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* Only While Travelling By Road In India

Raipur (CG) to Agra (UP) - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Raipur (5am on 2/1/2019) - Bhilai - Durg - Bhandara - Mauda - Nagpur Outer Ring Road - Mansar - Pench - Seoni - Sagar (12-30pm on 2/1/2019) - Jhansi (4-30pm on 2/1/2019) - Gwalior - Agra (8-30pm on 2/1/2019).

Mumbai to Kolkata road trip via Nashik, Dhule, Amravati, Nagpur, Raipur, Sambalpur, Angul, Balasore, Kharagpur (Version - 1)

If one intends to drive from Mumbai to Kolkata, the ideal route is via NH3 (upto Dhule), NH6 (upto Sambalpur, Odisha), NH42 (upto Manguli, near Cuttack), NH5 (upto Balasore), NH60 (upto Kharagpur), NH6 (upto Kolkata).

The route via NH3 and NH6 is:
Mumbai - Nashik - Dhule - Khamgaon - Akola - Amravati - Nagpur - Durg - Bhilai - Raipur - Areng - Saraipali - Bargarh - Sambalpur.

Driving distance from:
Mumbai (Gateway of India) - Thane - Igatpuri - Nashik via NH160 (erstwhile, NH3) = 180 kms.
Nashik - Dhule = 160 kms.
Dhule - Jalgaon - Bhusawal - Khamgaon via NH6 (new, NH53) = 220 kms.
Khamgaon - Akola Airport via NH6 = 58 kms.
Akola Airport - Amravati via NH6 = 90 kms.
Amravati - Nagpur (crossing of NH6 and NH7) = 170 kms.





Pune, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Buldana drivers will touch NH6 at Khamgaon.







After reaching Sambalpur, it's best to avoid driving on NH6 via Deogarh, Keonjhar, Baharagora, Chichira, Kharagpur because it's not a pleasant drive through a predominantly double laned road with uneven surface.

From Sambalpur, it's best to follow NH55 (erstwhile, NH42) from Junction with NH6 to Junction with NH16 (erstwhile NH5) at Manguli near Cuttack via Rairakhole - Angul - Dhenkanal bypass - Chowdwar (261 kms).





NH55 (erstwhile, NH42) is mostly good double laned road barring a few sections where it's also four laned.
Strictly avoid driving the Sambalpur - Angul (140 kms) double laned highway which passes through dense forest section after sundown. Facilities are almost non-existent. However, an early morning drive from Sambalpur to Angul is a great feeling with the sunrays peeping through the tall saal trees.



Angul became famous since mid 1980s for Asia's largest Aluminium smelting plant owned by NALCO Ltd, a Government of India enterprise.

From the Manguli crossing of NH55 with NH16, follow NH16 via Manguli toll plaza - Chandikhole - Bhadrak - Soro - Balasore.







From Balasore (Phulwari Chowk) drive on NH60, a newly relaid concrete road via Jaleshwar, upto Kharagpur which is 123 kms away.





Kharagpur to Kolkata is almost entirely six laned NH16.

Day 1: By leaving Mumbai by 4.30am, a sedate driver/ rider should be able to reach Amravati or an additional 100 kms upto Nagpur.
Day 2: Amravati/ Nagpur to Sambalpur .... good hotels are available.
Day 3: Sambalpur to Kolkata (either via Angul, Bhadrak or via Deogarh, Keonjhar, Baharagora).  

Edit: Roadies can drive Mumbai to Kolkata via Pune, Hyderabad, Vizag, Bhubaneswar and follow the map in the link. 

https://indian-roadie.blogspot.com/2020/12/indian-roadie-preferred-route-motoring.html 

Road trip to Bandhavgarh and Kanha from Kolkata for jungle safari in May 2016

Bandhavgarh National Park:
The forest area in the Umaria District of Madhya Pradesh has been protected and declared a National Park since 1968. It is home to a substantial tiger population and one of the largest National Parks in central India.











Kanha National Park:
The forest area under Kanha National Park is one of the most well maintained parks in Asia since its inception in 1955. It is home to the highly endangered species of Swamp Deer and has been in attention for the extensive efforts undertaken to conserve them. Another attractive feature out here is the sunset point, Bamni Dadar from which one can catch a 360-degree view of the surroundings around and the wildlife in their natural habitat.


In May 2016 an Indian Roadie fan and his family drove in his Maruti Swift VXi from Kolkata to Bandhavgarh and Kanha tiger reserve forests and back covering a total distance of 2590 kms in 8 days.

* The road stretch from Rewa to Bandhavgarh via Beohari was better than his expectation and had no great reasons to complain. He had tanked up his car to the brim in Rewa fearing that facilities might be bad upto Beohari.
* He was awed by the beauty of the reasonably good road stretch between Bandhavgarh & Kanha.
* The road surface between Kanha and Raipur was also satisfactory.

He was lucky to spot two tigers during one of the jungle safaris in a Maruti Gypsy. He went for 2 jungle safaris in Bandhavgarh and 1 in Kanha.
Locals had told him that he could be lucky to spot a tiger or two even on the state highway!
He was also warned not to stop his car or get out of the car to click photos in the event of spotting animals crossing the highway or relaxing in the jungles to ensure his own safety.


The route/ itinerary from and to Kolkata:

Day 1: Kolkata - Asansol - Varanasi (680 kms/ 12 hrs).
Day 2: Varanasi - Narayanpur - Mirzapur - Bhaisore UP/MP border - Hanumana - Managwan - Rewa - Govindgarh - Beohari - Bandhavgarh (390 kms).
Day 3: Bandhavgarh jungle safari.
Day 4: Bandhavgarh jungle safari.
Day 5: Bandhavgarh - Umaria - Shahpura - Mandla - Rata - Kanha Tiger Reserve (240 kms).
Day 6: Kanha tiger reserve forest & jungle safari.
Day 7: Kanha - Raipur - Saraipalli - Bargarh - Sambalpur (510 kms/ 11 hrs).
Day 8: Sambalpur - Rairakhole - Angul - Dhenkanal - Manguli Chowk - Bhadrak - Balasore - Kharagpur - Kolkata (696 kms/ 11 hrs 30 mins).


Break-up of intermediate distances and driving time:

** Junction of NH2 and NH7 (near Ramnagar prior to Ambedkar Bridge over River Ganges at Varanasi) to Rewa via NH7 = 230 kms.
** Rewa to Bandhavgarh National Park via Beohari and via Madhya Pradesh State Highway No. 9 = 145 kms/ 3hrs 15 mins.
** Bandhavgarh to Rata via Umaria, Shahpura and via SH-11 = 225 kms/ 4 hrs 30 mins.
** Rata to Kanha Tiger Reserve = 12 kms.
** Kanha to Raipur via NH30 = 220 kms/ 4 hrs 45 mins.
** Raipur (Jail Road) to Sambalpur (Gole Bazaar) = 290 kms/ 6 hrs.
** Sambalpur (Gole Bazaar) to Manguli Chowk = 280 kms/ 5 hrs 45 mins.
** Manguli Chowk to Balasore (Phulwari Chowk) via NH16 (erstwhile, NH5) = 176 kms/ 2 hrs 15 mins.
** Balasore (Phulwari Chowk) to Kharagpur (NH6 crossing) via NH60 = 126 kms/ 1 hr 15 mins.
** Kharagpur (NH6 crossing) to Kolkata (Vivekananda Setu/ 2nd Hooghly Bridge toll plaza) = 117 kms/ 2 hrs 15 mins.

He stayed at the Club Mahindra Kanha Resort.

Total driving distance: 2590 kms (including local travel at the locations visited).

Bhoramdeo Siva stone temple, near Raipur

An Indian Roadie fan from Pune had to drive to ‪‎Bhilai‬ and ‪#Raipur‬ for official work in end February 2016.

He could manage to squeeze out some time to visit the ‪#‎BhoramdeoSivaTemple‬.

This is what he reported:

A visit to the Bhoramdeo Siva stone temple built in 11the century AD (in the reign of Naga Vamsi kings) on the way to Raipur is a must. It is called the ‪Khajuraho‬ of ‎Chhattisgarh‬. There is hardly anything nearby except a small shop that keeps peanuts and colas which save the hungry souls.

History says that Maharaja Ramachandra was the man behind establishing this famous temple near Raipur where the Bhoramdeo festival is celebrated today. The temple reflects the extraordinary architectural agility.
A nondescript garlanded Nandi greets us as we enter the final stretch of the long, narrow and winding road to the Bhoramdeo temple precincts.

Sambalpur (OD) to Raipur (CG) - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Best Route for road trip

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Best Route for road trip from 

Sambalpur to Raipur 

(Sambalpur_Raipur): 

Sambalpur town (Laxmi Talkies Chowk) ---- 
Sambalpur NH6 Ainthapalli crossing (4 kms) ---- ROR: Deogarh, Kharagpur, Kolkata via NH6. RA: Jharsuguda, Rajgangpur, Rourkela. ROL: Bargarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Mumbai via NH6 ---- Remed Chak, Sambalpur ---- Mahanadi River Bridge and Hirakud Station (11 kms) ---- Bargarh (ICICI Bank, Gandhi Chowk) (40 kms) ---- Kamco Springs factory (14 kms) ---- Sohela (15 kms) ---- Luhurachati (Inter state Orissa Chattisgarh border check post) (16 kms) ---- Saraipalli (32 kms) ---- Basna (21 kms) ---- Sankra (19 kms) ---- Pithora (17 kms) (ROR: Barnawapara Forest) ---- Patewa (38 kms) (ROR: Sirpur 17 kms) ---- Tumgaon Police Stn (10 kms) ---- 
Kodar Resort (3 kms) (on right of NH6) ----
Crossing of NH6 and NH353 (ROL: Mahasamund 10 kms) (8 kms) ---- Mahanadi River Bridge (2 kms) ---- Arang (7 kms) ---- 
Jindal Power & Steel stockyard (9 kms) ---- 
MM College of Technology + Mayoor School, Raipur on left of NH6 (3 kms) ---- HPCL Raipur Depot on left of NH6 (8 kms) ---- Monnet Ispat & Energy (2 kms) ---- Jindal Steel plant on left of NH6 (2 kms) ---- 
ROR Naya Raipur (2 kms) ---- Treasure Island Mall on right of NH6 (2 kms) ---- Magneto Mall, Labhandi, Raipur with PVR & KFC on right of NH6 (3 kms) ---- Raipur NH6 bypass on left flank (1 km) ---- Raipur Rly Stn on right flank (7 kms) via Gaurav Path, Ghari Chowk, Jail Road, Hotel Babylon, Hotel Celebration.

Suggested hotels in Raipur: 

Hotel Celebration, Hotel Babylon.

Distance from Sambalpur (Laxmi Talkies Chowk) to Raipur (Hotel Celebration, near railway station) = 294 kms.

Expected driving time = 5 hrs.

Not too many eating joints enroute, unless one is keen on a stopover at the Chattisgarh Tourism lodges in the dense forests.
Toilets at the fuel pumps are not too clean enroute. However, there are a few exceptions at some of the pumps located in the outskirts of Sambalpur and Raipur.

ROR: Road on Right; ROL: Road on Left; RA: Road Ahead.