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 .  

Unlock 3 guidelines/ notification by MHA, Govt of India, effective from 2020-08-01

Unlock 3 guidelines/ notification by MHA, Govt of India.
The guidelines will be be effective from 2020-08-01.

Advisory by Government of India for personal vehicular movements during Unlock 3.0 w.e.f 2020-08-01 has been announced.
Epass is not necessarily going away.

The central govt has issued a minimum guideline which the states cannot dilute. However the states are free to implement the guidelines more stringently with additional clauses if they deem it necessary.

For example, KA or KL have retained their epass systems without any modifications vis-a-vis during Unlock 2.0. TN has extended even the transit ePass system till Aug 31, 2020.

#Unlock_MovementQuarantineOrders

Road trip from Sambalpur to Lucknow by Lalit Tyagi

Lalit Tyagi drove on the following Indian Roadie Preferred Route for official work at Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) while driving Lucknow to Sambalpur and Sambalpur to Lucknow:

Sambalpur - Jharsuguda - Sundargarh - leave NH and turn left after 11 kms and start driving on OD State Highway - keep going on this beautiful  SH through small places like Subdega - Balisankara - OD-CG border - Tapakara - Kunkuri - Bageecha - Ambikapur - CG-UP border - Renukoot - Sonebhadra - Mirzapur - join NH19 (old NH2) at Gopiganj - Allahabad bypass - exit NH19 - Tunda - Raebareli - Lucknow.

Timings:
* Ambikapur to Renukot takes about 4 hrs.

Road condition:
* Once you leave Sambalpur - Rourkela NH after Sundargarh (at Karamdihi which is just 10-11 kms after Sundargarh), whole route is very scenic.

* Ambikapur to Renukoot is mostly good 2 lane road with occasional potholes but nothing much to worry, traffic is also very modest, mostly trucks or local bikes.
Lil less pleasant but very small sections on this route are:

* 10 kms very narrow, single village type road where we leave one broad 2 lane highway just outside Kunkuri to join another road coming from Jashpur.
Actually, this is a short cut, else one can continue on the highway and turn left to the that road coming from Jashpur later which would be longer by 40-45 kms.
This is just a 10 km stretch with no traffic except few bikes, and nice tarmac.

* Few potholes around Bageecha.

* Short stretch of 3-4 kms narrow single lane road, a few kms after Bageecha.

* Some potholes here and there between Bageecha and Ambikapur.

* Night driving is best avoided. 

Pre-owned car dealers are crooks of the highest order

For those of you'll who are planning to buy a pre-owned car from a used car dealer, the attached poster is for them.
Never trust them by their glitzy showroom, sugar coated words, and the shining cars on display. There's never a good and honest pre-owned car dealer anywhere in India.
If you don't have the time, patience and intellect to find a direct seller who's the present owner,  abort the idea of owning a pre-owned car of any model.
Ignore the 'Indian Roadie Hacks' at your own peril. 

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Unlock 3 - Movement and Quarantine orders

Advisory by Government of India for personal vehicular movements during Unlock 3.0 w.e.f 2020-08-01 has been announced.
Epass is not necessarily going away.

The central govt has issued a minimum guideline which the states cannot dilute. However they are free to implement more stringently if they deem it necessary.
States which feel that the ePass is necessary are allowed to retain it.

For example, KA or KL have retained their epass systems without any modifications vis-a-vis during Unlock 2.0. TN has extended even the transit ePass system till Aug 31, 2020.

#Unlock_MovementQuarantineOrders

Rajeev Agiwal cycled 27.77 kms in 141 mins at an avg speed of 16.1 kmph on 2020-07-30 morning

Rajeev Agiwal, an 'Indian Roadie' and 'Backpacking India On Road' regular cycled 27.77 kms in 141 mins at an average speed of 16.1 kmph on Friday, 2020-07-30 morning itself.

This is what he has conveyed to roadies in Kolkata and elsewhere in India:
"Workouts are pretty much needed to put life back on track. When all other avenues are shut I found biking to be a great escape from stress and the present gloomy scenario in everybody's life. With no long distance road drives, the in city's clean and green drives has led to knowing the city better. And it's great for fitness too."

Rules for driving through HR, PB and entry into JK during Lockdown 2.0

E-pass + mandatory institutional/ paid quarantine till Covid test result + home quarantine for 14 days as per JK UT sop till end of Unlock 2.0, viz. 2020-07-31.
New rules for Unlock 3.0 starting from 2020-08-01 is not yet known.

Entry requirements to JK are stringent. lf anybody has to simply go and drop someone in Jammu, one can drop him/ her off at the PB-JK border so that he/ she can take a local car from Madhopur/ Lakhanpur to Jammu/ where ever.

Indian Roadie Preferred Route for Delhi to Jammu:
Delhi - Ambala - Ludhiana - Jalandhar - Jammu.
Jammu district entry point is urmandal bridge.


The Jammu district authorities allot a time and date for getting the test done as per latest orders.
If results are negative, home quarantine for 14 days is mandatory.
DC Jammu Covid helpline: (0191) 2571912, 2571616.
Kathua/ Lakahnpur Covid control room: 1800 180 71800, (1922) 285329/30.

Punjab needs a mandatory transit ePass. One can register online through Punjab Govt Covid app COVA which will send a link of a barcode that one has to print and paste on windshield.
The bar code is scanned at HR - PB border at Shambhu toll plaza.

No transit ePass is required for travel through Haryana.   

Please refer to:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/for-entering-punjab-e-registration-must/articleshow/76779458.cms 

Truck driver tried to immolate himself himself after being fed up of extortion and bullying by highway police

Fed up of extortion by the highway police sometime in June - July 2020, the driver of a multi-axle trailer truck wanted to self immolate on the highway itself 😩
The police did nothing to stop him. The cops preferred to drive away.
Extortion and bullying tactics by police on Indian highways must stop immediately. 

What do the letters and numbers in VIN mean

What do the letters and numbers in VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) mean? 

Status of Delhi to Mumbai Expressway in MP in mid July 2020

Speedy construction of Delhi to Mumbai Expressway continues.
Project update from Madhya Pradesh as mid July 2020.
Source: #NHAI, @MORTHIndia, @PIB_India

https://youtu.be/x0vmzgmeFLA

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Hair raising rescue of motorbike and rider on flooded Kalu Pandey Marg in Nepal in July 2020

Hair raising rescue of motorbike and rider on flooded Kalu Pandey Marg in Nepal in July 2020.

Video courtesy: Dheeraj Kendle

Enforcing lockdown in Bolpur, West Bengal

'Happy To Evict' Debraj Dey from Indian Roadie on 2020-07-24

Debraj Dey, there's a post from you awaiting approval by me.
With your intellect, you couldn't resist salivating on dreaming of huge money that you can make by posting about your business and that too 'free of cost'. Are you even aware of the saying that 'there are no free lunches in life'.
I am delighted to evict you from Indian Roadie during the wee hours of 2020-07-24 inspite of we having 2 mutual friends.
How could you be so naive to even feel/ imagine that:
* #IndianRoadieRules were painstakingly framed to be broken.
* I have been spending 19 hrs a day for you to earn money.
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Facebook profile link -
https://www.facebook.com/debraj.dey.3538039

Delhi to Guwahati drive by Raktim Baruah in Ford Figo Freestyle 20-21/07/2020

Delhi to Guwahati solo drive by Raktim Baruah in Ford Figo Freestyle (diesel)

Route:
Delhi - Lucknow - Gorakhpur (Halt) - Muzzafarpur - Araria - Purnia - Siliguri (Halt) - Alipurduar - Srirampur - Guwahati.

Started - 20 July 2020.
Reached - 22 July 2020.

20.07.2020 -
Started from Delhi 04:30  am
Reached Gorakhpur 05:45 pm

21.07.2020 -
Started from Gorakhpur 04:50 am
Reached Siliguri 7:10 pm

22.07.2020 -
Started from Siliguri 6:00 am
Reached Srirampur 11:10 am

From Srirampur, there was police escort till Guwahati. So the timings fluctuated.

In Assam, it's mandatory to get yourself tested. However, a few took advantage and managed to flee and hide in earlier days of Unlock. So, after taking the details of roadies, a police escort leads 4 - 5 cars till the health camp/ testing centre. You get tested there and then follow procedure.
Raktim Baruah tested negative and was assigned home quarantine.

Raipur to Ranchi - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route for road trip from

Raipur to Ranchi, 

Bargarh to Ranchi, 

Sambalpur to Ranchi, 

Jharsuguda to Ranchi, 

Simdega to Ranchi: 

Raipur - Arang - Pithora - Singhora - Saraipalli - Bargarh - Attabira - Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) campus on left at Hirakud - Sambalpur (Ainthapali Chowk) - Exit NH6, turn left on Biju Patnaik Expressway - Baidarnuapali -  Rengali - Thelkoli - Jharsuguda - Beherpat - Talpatia - Sundergarh - Bargaon - Kutra - Exit Sambalpur/Rourkela Highway (SH10) at Litibeda (exactly 85 kms from Jharsuguda Railway Station) and turn left on Ranchi/Kutra Road - Ambapani (Odisha-Jharkhand Border) - Khairantoli - Simdega - Tamra - Biru -  Taisera - Kolebira - Konbir - Bashia - Timra - Karra - Bingaon - Lodhma - Sithiyo -- Hinoo - Doranda - Ranchi.


* Almost the entire route is 4-lane, road condition is good.
* Road condition in Jharkhand is good.
* In ghat section after Simdega, upto Deonadi Crossing, keep speed in control because of sudden humps. 

Discrepancy in quantity of fuel dispensed at a HPCL filling station

What would you have done if you were blatantly cheated/ wronged (in terms of quality, quantity or whatever) at any fuel filling station anywhere in India?
However, please do remember that nobody in India has the right to take the law in own hand!
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Bangalore to Sivakasi - 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, Best Intercity Driving Route from 

Bangalore to Sivakasi 

(Bangalore_Sivakasi): 

Bangalore/ Bengaluru (Vidhan Soudha Metro Station) (KA) ---- Electronic City ---- Bommasandra ---- Attibele ---- KA-TN border check post, NH48/ NH44 ---- Zuzuwadi Lake on right (TN) ---- Ashok Leyland Ltd factory on right ---- BPCL filling station, QQ5X+C5X, Sipcot Phase 1, Hosur, TN 635126 on right ---- Hosur (TN) (NH48/ NH44) ---- Jio BP filling station, Kamandoddi on left of NH44/ NH48 ---- Shoolagiri (TN) ---- Kalingavaram ---- Bellampalli ---- Government Medical College and Hospital Krishnagiri, H5M2+PG8, NH48/ NH44, Kurubarapalli, TN 635115 on right ---- Krishnagiri (TN) (Keep driving south on NH44. NH48 forks off east towards Vellore, Chennai) ---- BPCL COCO Krishnagiri 24x7 Filling Station on left of NH44 ---- Avathanapatti Lake on right of NH44 ---- Penna River Bridge (C6CG+RGJ, NH44, Chowttahalli, TN 635112) ---- Errahalli ---- Paiyur ---- Kanamangalam ---- Dharmapuri bypass, NH44 (TN) ---- Thoppur Toll Plaza, NH44 (TN) ---- HPCL COCO Filling Station, X3WC+RQ3, Samathuvapuram, Vellakkal, TN 636352 on left of NH44 ---- Thoppur Ghat section ---- Thoppur (TN) ---- Elathur (Nayara KCM Fuels Filling Station on right) ---- Deevattipatti ---- BPCL AVM Hitech Fuel Park, Pannapatti, Salem on left of NH44 ---- Jio BP Filling Station, Pannapatti, Salem on right of NH44 ---- Pallapatti ---- Salem bypass (NH44) ---- Namakkal bypass ---- Velur ---- Kaveri River Bridge ---- Karur bypass ---- Amravathi River bridge ---- Dindigul ---- Madurai ---- Virudunagar (exit NH44) ---- Sivakasi. 

Distance: 510 kms.
Time: 9 hrs 15 mins. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used: 

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

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Bangalore to Sambalpur road trip by Sujit Nayak during unlock 2 in mid July 2020

Bangalore to Sambalpur 14th - 15th July 2020 by Sujit Nayak.

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ route: Bangalore - Kurnool - Hyderabad - Adilabad - Nagpur (bypass) - Raipur - Saraipalli - Bargarh - Sambalpur

Total Toll : 2416/- (2356 - FastTAG, 60 - Cash)
Fuel : 7472/- (88 Ltr)
Distance : 1745 Km
FE : 20 Kmpl (Approx)

ePass : No ePass.
Registered on Seva Sindhu Portal (KA) for travelling outside the state and registered on Odisha's portal for Members and the Mode of Travel & Vehicle details.  Had hardcopies of all of the above Application acknowledgments (These helped us in MH & CG)

In total, it took us 36 hours drive from Bangalore to Sambalpur. Started at 05:30 (14th July) from KR Puram, Bangalore, reached Sambalpur at 17:30 (15th July) . There was no long halt in between except one halt at a Fuel Station before Nagpur where we took a nap for about 2 hrs in the night. We slept inside the car itself keeping the AC ON and the vent taking the air from outside (circulating the inside air while sleeping may be lethal). Smaller halts were there as and when required. We had packed sufficient food items & water (drinking & washing) inside the car itself. While entering AP, they asked about the Destination and after showing the AADHAR Card (from inside the car) they let us go. There were no further checks until the MH entry border near Adilabad where they just asked for few details such as Mobile Number, Source, Destination and we had to tell those from inside the car itself. Somewhere after crossing Bhandara, just after a toll plaza one cop stopped us and was asking for ePass ; showing the registration acknowledgements from SevaSindhu portal convinced him. The entry to CG was a bit different. We had to park our Car near the check point and had to go to a temporary tent and register the car number along with name, mobile number, source & destination. There was no form or we didn't have to fill anything, we just had to tell and one personnel was noting it in a register.
In CG we were stopped one more time and asked about ePass. We had to get down and went near two officials sitting in one of the shop. We told we have registered on Karnataka's Portal and Odisha's portal. After showing the Application acknowledgements & AADHAR they got convinced. The roads in MH are the worst and at few places due to construction of flyover, the traffic takes lot more time. The road condition in CG is good but the unpredictable traffic and cows on the roads will not let you go fast. There were no checks at Odisha boarder. FastTAG was a relief to avoid currency exchange and to maintain social distancing. There were 30 tolls in total and in two (one in MH and other CG), there was no FastTAG and at those places after getting the balance cash, kept it inside an air-tight box along with 5-10 ml of hand-sanitizer (Safety matters !)
Hope this post will help you in planning your trip during this pandemic situation. Stay Safe !

Mosquito, fly, insect killer racquet might be something useful to carry

Anyone in IndianRoadie carry one of these racquets to decimate mosquitoes, flies, insects while travelling?
If vanlife is what you are contemplating, this might be of great help.
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Indian Roadie Hill Driving Tips in Tamilnadu

More of 'Indian Roadie Hill Driving Tips' from the Ghat sections in Tamilnadu.
Courtesy: U Turn.