Malda to Balasore, Malda to Kharagpur - 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 

Malda (WB) to Balasore (OD) 

(Malda_Balasore), 

Malda to Kharagpur 

(Malda_Kharagpur): 

Option 1:
Malda - Moregram - Berhampore - Bethuadahari - Krishnanagar - Ranaghat - Chakdaha - WBUT/ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology campus (on right) - Borojaguli (exit NH12 and turn right) - Drive straight  for 9 kms to reach Kampa More - Turn left and drive on Kalyani Expressway upto Sodepur crossing - Exit Kalyani Expressway, turn right and drive upto Sodepur crossing on BT Road - Turn left and drive on BT Road upto Dunlop Bridge crossing - Exit BT Road, turn right on PWD Road towards Alampur - Cross Nivedita Setu over Hooghly River - Keep left and start driving on NH16 - Dhulagarh toll plaza - Bridge over Rupnarayan River - Kolaghat - Kharagpur - Jaleshwar - Balasore.

Option 2: 
Malda ---- Moregram ---- Turn right and start driving on NH14 (erstwhile, NH60) ---- Nalhati ---- Rampurhat ---- Mohammed Bazaar ---- Seorakuri More ---- Tilpara Barrage ---- Suri ---- Dubrajpur ---- Illambazar ---- Panagarh (intersection of NH14 and NH19. Turn right) ---- Drive right on NH19 upto Durgapur (Muchipara) ---- Exit NH19 and drive to Durgapur Barrage over Damodar River ---- Barjora ---- Bankura ---- Bishnupur ---- Garbeta ---- Chandrakona Road - Salboni ---- Bridge over Kangshabati River ---- Kharagpur ---- Egra ---- Belda --- Jaleshwar ---- Balasore. 

Let's go fishing on NH34 at Gobindapur, near Shantipur, Nadia district, West Bengal

Let's go fishing on NH34 at Gobindapur, near Shantipur, Nadia district, West Bengal.
Incidentally, Shantipur is famous for its Bengal Tangail Sarees.
The condition of the road has deteriorated to this extent in September 2014 as seen in the picture.
If you are planning a drive/ ride to North Bengal, Bhutan or the seven North Eastern sisters, be ready to embrace dips or fishing jaunts almost throughout the stretch of this 'highway'.
For the uninitiated, NH34 is the major lifeline of 434 kms between Kolkata and Dalkhola (West Bengal) via Ranaghat, Baharampur, Malda.
At Dalkhola, one meets NH31 (a part of the East - West corridor).
Road On Right (ROR) from Dalkhola: Siliguri via Islampur, Kishangunj.
Road On Left (ROL) from Dalkhola: Purnea (Bihar), Bhagalpur.

Pathetic state of NH34 (Kolkata - Dalkhola) in Aug 2014

Warning for those planning a drive to North Bengal.
Barring 120 - 130 odd kms, the entire stretch of 435 kms of NH34 from Kolkata to Dalkhola (via Barasat, Ranaghat, Krishnanagar, Baharampore, Malda, Raiganj) is worse than what you see in the photos clicked by me somewhere near Barajaguli (Nadia district) on 3rd Aug 2014.
I drive a Maruti Suzuki Esteem VXi and love my car a lot. The pathetic condition of the road almost made me cry.
Moreover, for several unknown reasons, one might get held up in road jams stretching between 3 - 5 kms at various places for hours together.