Varanasi to have ropeway for public transportation in 2022

True Indians will be delighted to learn that Varanasi, infamous for it's overcrowded streets will join the list of world's handful of cities which will have a 4 kms stretch of ropeway (in Phase 1) for public transportation. 

A round trip will transport upwards of 7000 people. The service will be available 24x7. It is expected to start ferrying people right upto Dasas Swamedh Ghat on the banks of Ganga River in 2022 itself. 

It's a known fact that some people will be mighty displeased to know about this development, but no one cares about what and how they feel! 

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Blue Lassi, Varanasi - Indian Roadie Preferred Cafe

We have all heard a lot about BLUE LASSI, the shop famous for Lassi in Varanasi. It's said that the name of the shop was given by a Korean girl years ago. 

The taste is great with liberal mixes of dry fruits and 'malai'. However, be prepared to shell out a stiff ₹120 for a medium sized clay cup serving of the refreshing drink. 

Video courtesy: Foody Jaiswal 

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Bhadaini Ghat, Varanasi - Ghats of Varanasi

Bhadaini Ghat, Varanasi leading to the River Ganga.
Only while travelling by road in India.
Courtesy: Devaraj Devan

Road trip to Uttarakhand from Kolkata and back by Debasish Dey in Renault Captur in October 2019

Kolkata -  Kumayun on a self drive tour in 2019 Renault Captur.

Kolkata - Varanasi - Lucknow - Bhimtal -  Mukteswar - Nainital - Binsar - Kusani - Chaukori - Munsiyari - Patal Bhubaneswar -
Mayawati Ashram - Tanakpur - Lucknow - Varanasi - Kolkata .

Trip log for your reference.

6th Oct 2019 .

Kolkata Patuli home -  ODO 0000 -  1406 Hrs .
Burdwan Renaissance home - 125 Kms - 1730 Hrs.

7th Oct.

Burdwan - Varanasi .

Burdwan Home - 0530 hrs .
Panagarh bypass - 189 kms - 0600 hrs
Asansol - 225 Kms - 0630 hrs.
Shan-e-Punjab Top chanchi , breakfast - 315 Kms - 0814 hrs
Barhi - 403 kms - 0926 Hrs .
Dehri on Sone - 550 Kms - 1137 hrs .
Varanasi hotel Kriti green - 690 Kms - 1500 hrs.

Trip includes a breakfast and lunch break plus two tea breaks . Road condition - After Dhanbad there are few diversions but manageable , once you enter U.P , diversions are irritating  ,  dusty with bad patch due road constructions / expansion work .

8th Oct.

Varanasi - Lucknow.

Left Varanasi Hotel - 0655 hrs .
Handia - 0900
NH2 exit / NH30 ent  - 1000 hrs - 846 Kms.
Rae Bareily - 1130 Hrs - 927 Kms.
Lucknow Hotel shivam inn - 1300 Hrs. - 1014 Kms.

Trip includes breakfast break and one tea break . There are plenty diversion due to NHAI road expansion work , major one is near Handia, but due to dussera holiday road was less crowded . Shivam Inn is in Gomti Nagar , next to Singapore mall , an upmarket area of Lucknow .

9th Oct .

Lucknow local sightseeing by hired vehicle , car on rest .

10th Oct.

Lucknow - Bhimtal.

Left Lucknow hotel - 0630 hrs .
Sitapur -0835 Hrs. Breakfast
Shahjahanpur Bypass - 1000 Hrs - 1185 Kms.
Bareily Bypass - 1145 Hrs - 1260 Kms.
Uttarkhand border toll plaza - 1330 hrs - 1332 Kms .
Bhimtal TRH - 1600 Hrs - 1403 Kms.

Road was good all throughout , except one railway level crossing near Bareily , usual chaos . Stopped for breakfast and tea breaks and refuel break . Bhimtal KMVN TRH is in  awesome  location with a superb view of the lake , we got instant booking there , and have good secured parking area , if you prefer solitude then this is the place for you , and make a day trip to Nainital rather than staying there .

11th Oct.

Bhimtal - Mukteswar .

Bhimtal KMVN TRH left - 0940 hrs .
Bhowali - 1150 Hrs.
Mukteswar Himalayan breeze Flair resort -
1530 hrs - 1477 Kms .

From Bhimtal , went to Naukuchiatal , did boat ride on lake , on reaching mukteswar , went to KMVN , but did not like , then went to  Trishul  orchard resort , did not like either , finally settled in this new property , trip includes a
Lunch and tea break .

12th Oct .

Mukteswar - Nainital .

Himalayan breeze flair left - 0803 hrs.
Mukteswar temple .
Chaul ki Jali - 0940 Hrs - 1481 Kms.
Nainital KMVN TRH - 1140 Hrs - 1530 Kms.

Breakfast and refuelling break .

Nainital KMVN located near Tallital , which is in strategic location with Superb view of naini lake , only problem is parking is bit tight .

13th Oct.

Nainital local sight seeing ,
Car on rest .

14th Oct.

Nainital to Binsar .

Left Nainital TRH - 0803 hrs.
Bhowali - 0836 Hrs.
Tanked up 20 ltrs diesel.
Kainchi 0940 Hrs. Breakfast stop.
Almora bypass 1107 Hrs - 1589 Kms.
Forest check post Binsar - 1227 Hrs.
Binsar TRH - 1320 hrs - 1627 Kms.

Binsar forest check post to Binsar TRH is about 11 kms steep hilly ride upto a height of 8000 feet, some of the portion of this road is narrow and surface made out of gravel , while climbing these portion use only first gear with full throttle on accelerator . Binsar TRH is awesome, you can a view a large range of Himalayan peaks likes Trishul , Chaukhamba , Poncho chulli , Nanda ghunti etc..

15th Oct.

Binsar to Kausani .

Left Binsar TRH - 0830 hrs.
Crossed Bageswar - 1100 Hrs.
Baijnath - 1230 Hrs.
Kausani TRH - 1430 Hrs - 1729 Kms.

Road from Binsar forest entry to Bageswar is very good and scenic.  Bageswar town is congested , after Bageswar drive almost flat Surface till Baijnath along Gori Ganga river is pleasant , then we stopped at Baijnath for temple visit , Baijnath to Kausani again uphill and winding road , surface not so good .Kausani KMVN is very good with large car park .

16th Oct.

Kausani to Chaukori.

Left Kausani KMVN TRH  0940 Hrs.
Visit Anashakti Asram
Crossed Bageswar 1140 Hrs
Stopped at zaika Dhana for Kumayuni lunch.
Chaukori Ojwasi resort - 1400 Hrs - 1816 Kms.

Zaika dhaba is about 10 kms from Bageswar .
Ojwasi resort is a fantastic place to stay with large car parking and viewing terrace .

17th Oct.

Chaukori - Munsiyari

Left Ojwasi Chaukori  - 0810 Hrs.
Thal - 0941 Hrs.
Tejam - 1053 Hrs - 1862 Kms.
Birthi - 1235 Hrs.
Kalamuni top - 1326 Hrs.
Khalia top gate - 1340 Hrs.
Munsiyari KMVN TRH - 1400 Hrs. - 1911 Kms.

Chaukori - Udiyari bend - Thal road is good , Thal - Tejam  overall good , few places broken , car with low GC must cross with extreme caution , Tejam - Birthi very scenic drive with broken road one or two places , we stopped at Birthi falls for Tea and Maggie break and to enjoy the beauty of the falls , there is a KMVN TRH at Birthi , you can opt for a night stay here , then continued till Kalamuni top , which is the highest point on this road at about 9500 Ft , then downrride to Munsiyari KMVN TRH,
KMVN TRH is good with large car parking .

18th Oct 2019.

Munsiyari local sight seeing , Nanda Devi temple , Barkot village etc. Car on rest , hired local taxi .

19th Oct.

Munsiyari - Patal Bhubaneswar .

Left Munsiyari KMVN - 0703 Hrs - 1911 Kms .
Birthi 0853 - 0915 Hrs.
Nachni - 1020 Hrs.
Thal 1050 Hrs - 1980 Kms.
Udiyari bend - 1148 Hrs - 2000 Kms .
Berinag crossing - 1156 Hrs - 2003 Kms .
Patal Bhubaneswar - 1400 Hrs.
Shailsa resort - Patal Bhubaneswar - 1545 hrs - 2038 Kms .

Our Initial plan was to return from Munsiyari via Madkot - Jauljibi - Ogla - Pithoragarh route , but with local input and drive till Barkot with local car changed our mind , due to construction work this road is in very bad shape and closing /  opening time imposed , so we decided to come back via Thal and go to Patal Bhubaneswar , Patal Bhubaneswar was a terrific experience with a hole  90 ft long cave entrance and the cave itself , KMVN TRH we did not like also they did not have dedicated parking space , we stayed in a private resort ' Shailsa Resort ' , which was good with large parking , about 3 Kms from the cave .
Trip includes breakfast , tea and refuelling breaks .

20th Oct.

Patal Bhubaneswar - Mayawati Ashram - Tanakpur .

Patal Bhubaneswar - 0715 Hrs - 2038 Kms.
Panar x-ing  -0933 Hrs. Breakfast break .
Lohaghat - 1140 Hrs.
Mayawati Ashram - 1220 Hrs - 2136 Kms .
Lohaghat - 1330 Hrs .
Tanakpur KMVN TRH -1640 hrs - 2228 Kms.

Roads are very very bad rather horrible condition between Ghat and Lohaghat section, and again between champabat and Tanakpur due to road expansion work , few stretches are good where construction is completed , suggest avoid this route till complete expansion work is completed   . Was there in Mayawati Ashram at right time and in absolutely right  moment for lunch / Prasad break . Tanakpur KMVN TRH is ideally located , right on highway . Got a good scrubbing of the car after a long and muddy / dusty ride .

Trip includes a breakfast break and lunch/Prasad break at Mayawati asram.

21st Oct.

Tanakpur - Lucknow .

Tanakpur KMVN TRH - 0652 Hrs - 2228 Kms.
Khatima - 0719 Hrs.
Pilvit - 0800 Hrs.
Puranpur - 0840 Hrs.
Khutar - 1010 Hrs.
Gola bypass - 1044 Hrs.
Sitapur -1250 Hrs - 2456 Kms.
Lucknow Ginger Gomtinagar - 1430 hrs - 2555 Kms.

This road was through MDR ( Major district road ) , was smooth ride , only hitch was Sitapur Railway crossing and road through Sitapur bazar , other wise no hassle , had a breakfast stopover at a Bengali owned dhaba near Puranpur , had a tea break . Lucknow Ginger was good with secured parking and sumptuous breakfast .

22 nd Oct .

Lucknow - Varanasi .

Left Lucknow Ginger - 0741 Hrs.
Rae Bareilly - 0900 Hrs.
Unchahar - 1004 Hrs.
Kunda - 1100 Hrs.
Entrance at NH2 Allahabad bypass tollgate - 1139 Hrs - 2738 Kms .
Handia toll gate - 1221 Hrs.
Varanasi Satkar hotel on NH2 - 1520 Hrs - 2880 Kms .

Trip includes Lunch break , road good otherwise traffic jam near unchahar railway crossing and diversion area for ongoing over bridge work , huge traffic jam after handia and Varanasi  and 3 other places where NH2 widening work in progress .

23rd Oct 2019.

Varanasi - Burdwan Renaissance .

Hotel Satkar - 0555 Hrs - 2880 Kms.
Sasaram toll - 0800 Hrs.
Dehri on Sone - 0905 Hrs.
Aurangabad bypass - 0935 Hrs.
Shan e Punjab topchachi - 1300 Hrs - 3257 Kms . Lunch break.
Dhanbad more - 1416 Hrs.
Damodar Bridge - Bengal border - 1451 hrs - 3325 Kms .
Junction mall DGP - 1540 Hrs .
Renaissance home - 1637 hrs - 3446 Kms .

There are few diversion till UP / Bihar border  which are troublesome , once you enter Bihar then Jharkhand there are diversion due road widening work, but they  are not so much problematic like in U.P.  there are traffic jam on the Bridge over sone river , it's slow traffic but was moving . Rest of the trip was good , stopped for lunch at your usual Shan - e - Punjab dhaba at Topchachi .

24 Oct 2019.

Burdwan Renaissance - Kolkata .

Left Renaissance - 0737 Hrs.
Reached Patuli Home - 1020 Hrs - 3575.7 Kms .

Summary -

Total Kms home to home  3575.7 Kms .

Night stays .
Burdwan - 1
Varanasi - 1
Lucknow - 2
Bhimtal - 1
Mukteswar - 1
Nainital - 2
Binsar - 1
Kausani - 1
Chaukori - 1
Munsiyari - 2
Patal Bhubaneswar - 1
Tanakpur - 1
Lucknow - 1
Varanasi - 1
Burdwan - 1

Total 17 nights - 18 days .

Drive details, text and photo courtesy: Debasish Dey, Bipasha Dey in October 2019.

* Indian Roadie Preferred Route
* Indian Roadie Preferred Itinerary

Jalajog, near Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi - Indian Roadie Preferred Cafe

Jalajog, a restaurant very close to Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi is said to serve excellent and authentic Bengali food.
IndianRoadie followers/ members should positively visit the eatery during their drive/ ride to and/ or via Varanasi.

Jalajog is famous for their:
Fish curry prepared with mustard paste, Egg curry,
Poppy seed paste or curry and some more veg items,
Luchi or Puri for breakfast.
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Referred by and photo courtesy: Debasish Dey in October 2019.

Messy state of NH19 from Varanasi to Prayagraj in July 2019

Roadie, Shekhar Maurya drove #Varanasi_Prayagraj (erstwhile, #Allahabad), 120 Kms of messy stretch on NH19 (erstwhile, NH2) via Handia 2019-07-21 around 4.30pm.
Lots of infrastructure development work, viz. road widening and flyover construction were being carried out on the entire stretch of the GQ.
There were huge and frequent traffic snarls, too.
However, there was no respite from paying stiff toll plaza charges.

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).

Glimpses of Bodh Gaya (Courtesy - Prof. Arunava Das) for a weekend roadtrip

Bodh Gaya is a easy 6 hours drive via NH2 from Kolkata and 4.5 hrs from Varanasi. This calm Buddhist centre of peace can be a good roadtrip destination during weekends.

Glimpses of Bodh Gaya (Courtesy - Prof. Arunava Das)

Complete list of pre-2010 National Highways in India (old numbers)

List of National Highways in India (old numbers) 
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NH1 (km. 456) – Delhi to Amritsar and Indo-Pak Border
NH1A (km. 663) – Jalandhar to Uri
NH1B (km. 274) – Batote to Khanbal
NH1C (km. 8) – Domel to Katra
NH1D (km. 422) – Srinagar to Kargil to Leh
NH2 (km. 1,465) – Delhi to Dankuni
NH2A (km. 25) – Sikandra to Bhognipur
NH2B (km. 52) – Bardhaman to Bolpur
NH3 (km. 1,161) – Agra to Mumbai
NH4 (km. 1,235) – Junction With NH3 near Thane to Chennai
NH4A (km. 153) – Belgaum to Panaji
NH4B (km. 27) – Nhava Sheva to Palaspe
NH5 (km. 1,533) – Junction with NH6 near Baharagora to Chennai
NH5A (km. 77) – Junction with NH5 near Haridaspur to Paradip Port
NH6 (km. 1,949) – Hazira to Kolkata
NH7 (km. 2,369) – Varanasi to Kanyakumari
NH7A (km. 51) – Palayamkottai to Tuticorin Port
NH8 (km. 1,428) – Delhi to Mumbai
NH8A (km. 473) – Ahmedabad to Mandvi
NH8B (km. 206) – Bamanbore to porbunder
NH8C (km. 46) – Childo to Sarkhej
NH8D (km. 127) – Jetpur to Somnath
NH8E (km. 220) – Somnath to Bhavnagar
NH NE1 (km. 93) – Ahmedabad to Vadodara Expressway
NH9 (km. 841) – Pune to Machillipatnam
NH 10 (km. 403) – Delhi to Fazilka and Indo-Pak Border
NH11 (km. 582) – Agra to Bikaner
NH11A (km. 145) – Manoharpur to Kothum
NH11B (km. 180) – Lalsot to Dholpur
NH12 (km. 890) – Jabalpur to Jaipur
NH12A (km. 333) – Jabalpur to Jhansi
NH13 (km. 691) – Solapur to Mangalore
NH14 (km. 450) – Beawar to Radhanpur
NH15 (km. 1,526) – Pathankot to Samakhiali
NH16 (km. 460) – Nizamabad to Jagdalpur
NH17 (km. 1,269) – Panvel to Chavakkad and North Paravur Junction with NH47 near Edapally at Kochi
NH17A (km. 19) – Junction with NH17 near Cortalim to Murmugao
NH17B (km. 40) – Ponda Verna to Vasco
NH18 (km. 369) – Junction with NH7 near Kurnool and Nandyal to Cuddapah and Junction with NH 4 near Chittoor
NH18A (km. 50) – Puthalapattu to Tirupati
NH19 (km. 240) – Ghazipur to Patna
NH20 (km. 220) – Pathankot to Mandi
NH21 (km. 323) – Junction with NH 22 near Chandigarh to Manali
NH21A (km. 65) – Pinjore to Swarghat
NH22 (km. 459) – Ambala to Indo China Border near Shipkila
NH23 (km. 459) – Chas to Talcher and Junction with NH 42
NH24 (km. 438) – Delhi to Lucknow
NH24A (km. 17) – Bakshi Ka Talab to Chenhat (NH 28)
NH25 (km. 352) – Lucknow to Shivpuri
NH25A (km. 31) – 19 (NH 25) to Bakshi Ka Talab
NH26 (km. 396) – Jhansi to Lakhnadon
NH27 (km. 93) – Allahabad to Mangawan
NH28 (km. 570) – Junction with NH 31 Near Barauni and Muzaffarpur to Lucknow
NH28A (km. 68) – Junction With NH 28 near Pipra to Indo and Nepal Border
NH28B (km. 121) – Chhapra to Bagaha and Junction with 28A at Chapwa
NH28C (km. 184) – Barabanki to Indo and Nepal Border
NH29 (km. 196) – Gorakhpur to Varanasi
NH30 (km. 230) – Junction with NH 2 near Mohania and Patna to Bakhtiarpur
NH30A (km. 65) – Fatuha to Barh
NH31 (km. 1,125) – Junction with NH 2 near Barhi & Bakhtiarpur to Charali & Amingaon Junction with NH 37
NH31A (km. 92) – Sevok to Gangtok
NH31B (km. 19) – North Salmara to Junction with NH 37 near Jogighopa
NH31C (km. 235) – Near Galgalia to Sidili and Junction with NH 31 near Bijni
NH32 (km. 179) – Junction with NH 2 near Gobindpur and Dhanbad to Jamshedpur
NH33 (km. 352) – Junction with NH 2 near Barhi to Jamshedpur Junction with NH 6 near Baharagora
NH34 (km. 443) – Junction with NH 31 near Dalkhola and Baharampur to Dum Dum
NH35 (km. 61) – Barasat to Petrapole on India and Bangladesh border
NH36 (km. 170) – Nowgong to Dimapur (Manipur Road)
NH37 (km. 680) – Junction with NH 1B near Goalpara and Guwahati to Saikhoaghat
NH37A (km. 23) – Kuarital to Junction with NH52 near Tezpur
NH38 (km. 54) – Makum to Lekhapani
NH39 (km. 436) – Numaligarh to Palel and Indo Burma Border
NH40 (km. 216) – Jorabat to Indo-Bangladesh Border near Dawki and Jowai
NH41 (km. 51) – Junction with NH6 near Kolaghat to Haldia Port
NH42 (km. 261) – Junction with NH6 Sambalpur to Junction with NH5 at Manguli near Cuttack via Angul, Dhenkanal
NH43 (km. 551) – Raipur to Jagdalpur and Vizianagaram Junction with NH5 near Natavalasa
NH44 (km. 630) – Shillong to Sabroom
NH44A (km. 230) – Aizawl to Manu
NH45 (km. 387) – Chennai to Theni
NH45A (km. 190) – Villupuram to Nagapattinam
NH45B (km. 257) – Trichy to Tuticorin
NH45C (km. 159) – The highway starting from its junction with NH67 near Thanjavur and connecting Kumbakonam to Panruti and terminates near Vikravandi on NH45
NH46 (km. 132) – Krishnagiri to Ranipet
NH47 (km. 640) – Salem to Kanyakumari
NH 47A (km. 6) – Junction with NH47 at Kundanoor to Willington Island in Kochi
NH47C (km. 17) – Junction with NH47 at Kalamassery to Vallarpadom ICTT in Kochi
NH48 (km. 328) – Bangalore to Mangalore
NH49 (km. 440) – Kochi to Dhanushkodi
NH50 (km. 192) – Nasik to Junction with NH4 near Pune
NH51 (km. 149) – Paikan to Dalu
NH52 (km. 850) – Baihata to Tezu and Sitapani Junction with NH37 near Saikhoaghat
NH52A (km. 57) – Banderdewa to Gohpur
NH52B (km. 31) – Kulajan to Dibrugarh
NH53 (km. 320) – Junction with NH 44 near Badarpur and Jirighat to Imphal
NH54 (km. 850) – Dabaka to Tuipang
NH54A (km. 9) – Theriat to Lunglei
NH54B (km. 27) – Venus Saddle to Saiha
NH55 (km. 77) – Siliguri to Darjeeling
NH56 (km. 285) – Lucknow to Varanasi
NH56A (km. 13) – Chenhat (NH 28) to 16 (NH 56)
NH56B (km. 19) – 15 (NH 56) to 6 (NH 25)
NH57 (km. 310) – Muzaffarpur to Purnea
NH57A (km. 15) – Junction of NH57 near Forbesganj to Jogbani
NH58 (km. 538) – Delhi to Mana Pass
NH59 (km. 350) – Ahmedabad to Indore
NH59A (km. 264) – Indore to Betul 

NH60 (km. 446) – Balasore to Moregram (Junction at NH 34)
NH61 (km. 240) – Kohima to Jhanji
NH62 (km. 195) – Damra to Dalu
NH63 (km. 432) – Ankola to Gooty
NH64 (km. 256) – Chandigarh to Dabwali
NH65 (km. 690) – Ambala to Pali
NH66 (km. 214) – Pondy to Krishnagiri
NH67 (km. 555) – Nagapattinam to Gundlupet
NH68 (km. 134) – Ulundrupet to Salem
NH69 (km. 350) – Nagpur to Obedullaganj
NH70 (km. 170) – Jalandhar to Mandi
NH71 (km. 307) – Jalandhar to Bawal
NH71A (km. 72) – Rohtak to Panipat
NH71B (km. 74) – Rewari to Palwal
NH72 (km. 200) – Ambala to Haridwar
NH72A (km. 45) – Chhutmalpur to
NH73 (km. 188) – Roorkee to Panchkula
NH74 (km. 300) – Haridwar to Bareilly
NH75 (km. 955) – Gwalior to Ranchi
NH76 (km. 1,007) – Pindwara to Allahabad
NH77 (km. 142) – Hajipur Sonbarsa
NH78 (km. 559) – Katni to Gumla
NH79 (km. 500) – Ajmer to Indore
NH79A (km. 35) – Kishangarh (NH 8) to Nasirbad (NH 79)
NH80 (km. 310) – Mokameh to Farrakka
NH81 (km. 100) – Kora to Malda
NH82 (km. 130) – Gaya to Mokameh
NH83 (km. 130) – Patna to Dhobi
NH84 (km. 60) – Arrah to Buxar
NH85 (km. 95) – Chhapra to Gopalganj
NH86 (km. 674) – Kanpur to Dewas
NH87 (km. 83) – Rampur to Nainital
NH88 (km. 115) – Shimla to Bhawan and NH 20
NH90 (km. 100) – Baran to Aklera
NH91 (km. 405) – Ghaziabad to Kanpur
NH92 (km. 171) – Bhongaon to Gwalior
NH93 (km. 220) – Agra to Moradabad
NH94 (km. 160) – Hrishikesh to Yamunotri
NH95 (km. 225) – Kharar (Chandigarh) to Ferozepur
NH96 (km. 160) – Faizabad to Allahabad
NH97 (km. 45) – Ghazipur to Saiyedraja
NH98 (km. 207) – Patna to Rajhara
NH99 (km. 110) – Dobhi to Chandwa
NH100 (km. 118) – Chatra to Bagodar
NH101 (km. 60) – Chhapra to Mohammadpur
NH102 (km. 80) – Chhapra to Muzaffarpur
NH103 (km. 55) – Hajipur to Mushrigharari
NH104 (km. 160) – Chakia to Narahai
NH105 (km. 66) – Darbhanga to Jaynagar
NH106 (km. 130) – Birpur to Bihpur
NH107 (km. 145) – Maheshkhunt to Purnea
NH108 (km. 127) – Dharasu to Gangotri Dham
NH109 (km. 76) – Rudraprayag to kedarnath Dham
NH110 (km. 89) – Junction with NH98 and Arwal to Ekangarsarai Bihar Sharif and Junction with NH31
NH111 (km. 200) – Bilaspur to Katghora and Ambikapur on NH78
NH112 (km. 343) – Bar Jaitaran to Barmer
NH113 (km. 240) – Nimbahera to Dahod
NH114 (km. 180) – Jodhpur to Pokaran
NH116 (km. 80) – Tonk to Sawai Madhopur
NH117 (km. 119) – Haora to Bakkhali
NH119 (km. 260) – Pauri to Meerut
NH121 (km. 252) – Kashipur to Bubakhal
NH123 (km. 95) – Barkot to Vikasnagar
NH125 (km. 201) – Sitarganj to Pithorgarh
NH150 (km. 700) – Aizwal to Kohima
NH151 (km. 14) – Karimganj to Indo and Bangladesh border
NH152 (km. 40) – Patacharkuchi to Indo and Bhutan Border
NH153 (km. 60) – Ldo to Indo and Myanmar Border
NH154 (km. 180) – Dhaleswar to Kanpui
NH155 (km. 342) – Tuensang to Pfutsero
NH200 (km. 740) – Raipur to Chandikhole
NH201 (km. 310) – Borigumma to Bargarh
NH202 (km. 280) – Hyderabad to Bhopalpatnam
NH203 (km. 59) – Bhubaneswar to Puri
NH204 (km. 974) – Ratnigiri to Nagpur
NH205 (km. 442) – Anantpur to Chennai
NH206 (km. 363) – Tumkur to Honnavar
NH207 (km. 155) – Hosur to Nelamangala
NH208 (km. 206) – Kollam to Thirumangalam (Madurai)
NH209 (km. 456) – Dindigul to Bangalore
NH210 (km. 160) – Trichy to Ramanathapuram
NH211 (km. 400) – Solapur to Dhule
NH212 (km. 250) – Kozhikode to Kollegal
NH213 (km. 130) – Palghat to Kozhikode
NH214 (km. 270) – Kathipudi to Pamarru
NH214A (km. 255) – Digamarru to Ongole
NH215 (km. 348) – Panikoili to Rajamunda
NH216 (km. 80) – Raigarh to Saraipali
NH217 (km. 508) – Raipur to Gopalpur
NH218 (km. 176) – Bijapur to Hubli
NH219 (km. 150) – Madanapalle to Krishnagiri
NH220 (km. 265) – Kollam to Theni
NH221 (km. 329) – Vijaywada to Jagdalpur
NH222 (km. 610) – Kalyan to Nirmal
NH223 (km. 300) – Port Blair to Mayabunder
NH224 (km. 298) – Khordha to Balangir
NH226 (km. 204) – Perambalur to Manamadurai
NH227 (km. 136) – Trichy to Chidambaram
NH228 (km. 374) – Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi
NH229 (km. 1,090) – Tawang to Pasighat
NH230 (km. 82) – Madurai to Thondi
NH231 (km. 169) – Raebareli to Jaunpur
NH 232 (km. 305) – Ambedkarnagar (Tanda) to Banda
NH232A (km. 68) – Unnao to Lalganj (Junction of NH to 32)
NH233 (km. 292) – India to Nepal border and Varanasi
NH234 (km. 780) – Mangalore to Villuppuram
NH235 (km. 66) – Meerut to Bulandshahr

Kashi Chat Bhandar at Godowlia, Varanasi serves the best 'chat' in Varanasi

Totally unpretentious far from overtly clean, yet jam packed constantly - that's Kashi Chat Bhandar for you.

Kashi Chat Bhandar at Godowlia, which is about 3.5 kms from the Varanasi railway station and on way to the must visit Dasaswamedh Ghat treats visitors to the original and authentic Banarasi Chat. Once you enter, you become mad with the aroma of Indian chat spices and herbs. The smell of pure desi ghee is intoxicating. Even the most health conscious and waistline watcher will also default.

Dig into the spicy chaat, spicy tikkis, chura matar, tangy golgappas and tamatar chaat. They give their customers pudina tamarind spicy water to fill the golgappas. The sweet version of golgappa with dahi and tamarind chutney is another unique offering by Kashi Chat Bhandar.

Eat each and every thing available. Don't miss these while in Varanasi.

Kashi Chat Bhandar, D37/49 Godowlia, near Church, Varanasi. Mobile +91 9415618081.