Vasant Panchami Darshan from Sri Mayapur Dham, Nadia district, West Bengal on 2021-02-16

Vasant Panchami Darshan from Sri Mayapur Dham, Nadia district, West Bengal on Tuesday, 2021-02-16. 

An IndianRoadie member from Pune who was visiting the district for work, took time off to visit ISKCON, Mayapur on 2021-02-16. 

Mumbai to Chandigarh - 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 

Mumbai to Chandigarh (Mumbai_Chandigarh), 

Vadodara to Chandigarh (Vadodara_Chandigarh), 

Ajmer to Chandigarh (Ajmer_Chandigarh): 

Mumbai - Vapi - Bharuch - Vadodara - Godhra - Modasa - Nathdwara - Deogarh - Beawar - Ajmer - Sikar - Fatehpur- Churu - Sadhulpur - Hisar - Narwana - Sangrur - Chandigarh.  

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

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

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Jaipur to Nagpur - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

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

Jaipur to Nagpur (via. Kota, Biaora, Bhopal, Betul) 

(Jaipur_Nagpur): 

Jaipur (RJ) ---- Shivdaspura ---- Chaksu bypass ---- Kothun, NH52 (RJ) ---- Gunsi ---- Niwai ---- Baroni ---- BPCL COCO Motooka (7V9G+W4M, Motooka, RJ 304021) on left of NH52 ---- Tonk (RJ26) ---- Sonwa Toll Plaza,  NH52 (RJ) ---- Mahuwa ---- Bharni ---- Junia ---- Saroli (BPCL Om Energy Station) ---- Santhali ---- Dolta ---- Deoli bypass starts (RJ) ---- Kesarpura (Deoli bypass ends) ---- Tikar ---- Batwari ---- Kishorpura Toll Plaza, NH52 (RJ) ---- Nayara Harshit Filling Station, near Hindoli on left of NH52 ---- Hindoli bypass,  NH52 (RJ) ---- Karadkheri ---- Chatarganj ---- Bara Nayagaon ---- Sathur ---- Talabgaon ---- Bundi tunnel ---- Ramganj ---- Talera ---- Ballop (Kota bypass starts. RA: Kota town) ---- Kota (RJ) ---- Jhalawar (RJ) ---- Biaora (RJ) ---- Narsingarh ---- Parbati River Bridge ---- Bhopal (MP) ---- Mandideep ---- Jhalar Kalan ---- Vishankheda Toll Plaza ---- Obaidullaganj ---- Bagwada Toll Plaza ---- Narmada River Bridge ---- Narmadapuram (erstwhile, Hoshangabad) ---- Itarsi (Ordnance Factory on left) ---- Kesla ---- Shahpur ---- Betul (MP) ---- Multai ---- Teegaon ---- Pandurna ---- Saoner ---- Nagpur (MH) 

Distance From To: 

Jaipur to Nagpur = 

Jaipur to Tonk = 100 kms. 

Tonk to Boondi/ Bundi = 115 kms. 

Boondi to Kota = 35 kms. 

Kota to Biaora = 265 kms. 

Biaora to Bhopal = 110 kms. 

Bhopal to Hoshangabad = 75 kms. 

Hoshangabad to Itarsi = 16 kms. 

Itarsi to Betul = 90 kms. 

Betul to Nagpur = 175 kms. 

Nagpur to Adilabad = 195 kms. 

Adilabad to Hyderabad = 300 kms. 

Road condition: 

Jaipur to Kota via Chaksu bypass, Tonk, Boondi  is smooth sailing. 

Post Kota it's two lanes but smooth roads till Biaora. Just be very cautious of erratic road sense of two wheelers in this belt. 

Post Biaora, it's four lane freshly paved road to Bhopal. 

Take Bhopal Bypass. 

Bhopal to Hoshangabad is a slow moving road. Road is good but traffic is high. It will take 2 hrs for 70 kms. 

Post Hoshangabad, the traffic eases. Good but curvy roads are there till Betul. 

It's superb four lane from Betul to Nagpur. 

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Kolkata to Netarhat (via. Kharagpur, Jamshedpur) - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route for road trip

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

Kolkata to Netarhat (via. Kharagpur, Jamshedpur, Ranchi) 

(Kolkata_Netarhat), 
Jamshedpur to Netarhat (Jamshedpur_Netarhat), 
Ranchi to Netarhat 

(Ranchi_Netarhat):  

Kolkata (Victoria Memorial) ---- Vidyasagar Setu ---- Vidyasagar Setu Toll Plaza ---- Nabanna Building, WB Chief Minister's Office on right ---- Santragachi Railway Terminal on left ---- Kona Expressway (NH117) ---- Kona Expressway Crossing (intersection of NH117 and NH116) ---- Srijan Industrial Logistic Park on right ---- Jangalpur ---- Alampur ---- Dhulagarh Toll Plaza ---- Ranihati ---- Panchla ---- Uluberia ---- BPCL Uluberia and Azad Hind Dhaba on left ---- Bagnan (ROR: Amta) ---- Deulti ---- Rupnarayan River Bridge ---- Kolaghat (ROL: Nandakumar, Haldia, Contai, Mandermoni, Tajpur, Digha) ---- Panskura (Mechogram flyover) (ROR: Ghatal 32 kms) ---- Baromaa Multispeciality Hospital on right of NH16 ---- Bartaman Newspaper Press on right ---- Kangsabati River Bridge ---- Debra Toll Plaza (WB) ---- Kharagpur bypass (Exit NH16. Take 1st left exit after Balihati to climb the flyover towards Lodhasuli, Keonjhar, Nagpur. NH16 continues straight under the flyover towards Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai) ---- Lodhasuli forest (WB) (ROR: Jhargram 12 kms, Binpur 33 kms, Silda 45 kms, Belpahari 53 kms) ---- Sardiha (Feko More. ROL: Gopiballavpur 12 kms, Baripada 54 kms) ---- Chichira ---- WB-JH border ---- Baharagora (JH) (Kaliadinga Chowk) (ROR: Ghatshila, Jamshedpur, Ranchi) ----Drive on NH33/ NH18 ---- Kokpara Toll Plaza (JH) ---- Dhalbhumgarh (JH) ---- Sonakhun ---- Ghatshila (JH) (Bibhuti Inn, Jharkhand Tourism on left) ---- Galudi/ Galudih (JH) ---- Silpahari ---- Jamshedpur (Mango on NH33/ NH18) (JH) ---- The Wave International Resort, Asanbani on left of NH18/ NH33 (JH) ---- Pata Toll Plaza (JH) ---- Chandil roundabout (JH) ---- Subarnarekha River ---- Ghoraling (Chandil Dam on right) ---- Chowka ---- Rargaon (JH) ----  Karkari River Bridge ---- Ulidih ---- Tamar (Dorea More) (JH) (ROL: Khunti 46 kms) ---- Bundu flyover ---- Taimara Valley ---- Dasam Fall bus stop ---- Keep driving ahead on NH33/ NH18 ---- Rampur (intersection with Ranchi Ring Road) ---- On reaching Reliance filling station, take the Ranchi Ring Road and reach Kathal More ---- Daltonganj ---- Ghagra ---- Right turn to Netarhat 

Distance From To: 

Kolkata to Netarhat = 

Kolkata (Victoria Memorial) to Vidyasagar Setu Toll Plaza  = 4 kms. 

Vidyasagar Setu Toll Plaza to Kona Expressway crossing = 9 kms. 
Kona Expressway crossing  to Dhulagarh Toll Plaza = 9 kms. 

Dhulagarh Toll Plaza to Uluberia (Azad Hind Dhaba/ Amaya Resort) = 19 kms. 

Uluberia (Azad Hind Dhaba/ Amaya Resort) to Kolaghat = 22 kms. 

Kolaghat to Mechogram/ Panskura = 13 kms. 

Mechogram/ Panskura to Debra Toll Plaza = 24 kms. 

Debra Toll Plaza to Kharagpur bypass = 18 kms. 

Kharagpur bypass to Kharagpur Chowringhee = 2 kms. 

Kharagpur Chowringhee to Lodhasuli = 34 kms. 

Lodhasuli to Feko more = 15 kms. 

Feko more to Baharagora (Kaliadinga Chowk) = 20 kms. 

Baharagora to Jamshedpur = 86 kms. 

Jamshedpur (Mango on NH18/ NH33) to Wave International Resort, Asanbani = 6 kms. 

Wave International Resort, Asanbani to Chandil roundabout = 17 kms. 

Chandil Golchakkar to Ghoraling = 6 kms. 

Ghoraling to Rargaon = 20 kms. 

Rargaon to Tamar (Dorea More) = 19 kms. 

Tamar (Dorea More) to Bundu flyover = 14 kms. 

Bundu flyover to Taimara Valley = 11 kms. 

Taimara Valley to Rampur Chowk (Ranchi Ring Road Crossing) = 16 kms. 

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Note: These are user generated best routes. 

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

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- Choice of all road travel and automobile lovers who are consumers of products and services, too 

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Tuticorin to Kanyakumari (coastal drive) - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, best route for coastal drive

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, best route for coastal drive (road trip) from 

Tuticorin (TN) to Kanyakumari (TN), viz. (Tuticorin_Kanyakumari): 

Tuticorin - Tiruchendur - Manapad - Uvari - Koodankulam - Kanyakumari. 

Manapad is an excellent stopover for scenic beach views. 

Road condition: 
The stated route is a good 2 laned road kissing the Bay of Bengal coastline. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

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

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Road trip to Raghurajpur heritage crafts village, 10 kms from Puri by Aman Jaiswal

Aman Jaiswal rode to Raghurajpur, Puri, Odisha on 2021-01-30. 

Raghurajpur is a heritage crafts village in Odisha state. 10 kms from Puri and 55 kilometers from the state capital Bhubaneshwar.

If you are visiting Puri, which is a very popular tourist destination. you must spend some time here in this village to see how they work and purchase something to support the local art.

There are about a 100 houses in the village and almost everyone is an artisan. They are Pattachitra painters, an art form which dates back to 5 BC. They also make traditional masks, stone idols, paper mache, sculptures, wooden toys.

Some of these artists have also won National Awards for their exceptional work.

Amid scenic surroundings of coconut, palm and jackfruit groves, this village is an ideal getaway from Puri or Bhubaneshwar.

Raghurajpur is also reknowned for being the birthplace of Kelucharan Mohapatra, the renowned exponent of the Odissi dance form.

It is sad that at one point of time, these artisans were forced to get in to agriculture as they could not survive by selling their artworks.

In 1998, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) did a two year research and this village was chosen for being developed as the first heritage village to be developed as a crafts village. They trained the villagers on relearn traditional techniques and impliment them in their artworks. They learnt how to prepare plaster made of lime, sand, jute, molasses, lentils, curd, casein and local herbs such as trifala and bel.

There are other neighbouring villages like Dandasahi, Nayakapatna and Khasposak which are also involved in these work.

The pattachitra paintings are made over a piece of cloth known as Patta or a dried palm leaf, which is first painted with a mixture of chalk and gum. Over the prepared surface, colorful and intricate pictures of various Gods, Goddesses, and mythological scenes with ornamentation of flowers, trees and animals are then painted.

The paintings on Tussar saris, especially the Sambalpuri Saree depicting Mathura Vijay, Raslila and Ayodhya Vijay owe their origin to ‘Raghurajpur Pattachitra paintings. 

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* Odisha Trails

The longest bus routes of India

The longest bus routes of India. 

NHAI contractor created world record by laying maximum concrete in 24 hours on 1st February 2021

NHAI contractor created world record by laying maximum concrete in 24 hours on 1st February 2021. 

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NHAI contractor, Patel Infrastructure Limited has created a world record by laying the highest quantity of concrete on a four-lane highway in 24 hours, according to a release by the government. 

The record was set for laying of Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) for a four-lane highway of 2,580 meters length within 24 hours. Starting at 8 am on 1 February, 2021, they finished the job, totalling 2,580 meters X 4 lanes i.e. approximately 10.32 lane kilometres by 8 am next morning. With a width of 18.75 meters, as much an area as 48,711 square meters of concrete was laid for the expressway in 24 hours. The highest quantity of concrete laid in 24 hours - 14,613 cubic meter was achieved.

The new feat, according to the release by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH), has been recognized by both the India Book of Records, and the Golden Book of World Records.

The record is part of the greenfield Delhi - Vadodara - Mumbai 8-lane Expressway project, and was carried out by the world’s largest fully automatic ultra-modern concrete paver machine. 

MORTH claims to have constructed 8,169 km of National Highways (NHs) from April 2020 to 15 January 2021 in the current financial year 2020-21, i.e. with a speed of about 28.16 km per day.

During the same period in the last fiscal, 7,573 km roads were constructed, with a speed of 26.11 km per day.The Ministry is hopeful that with such pace it should be able to cross construction target of 11,000 km by 31 March 2021. 

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Goa to Mysore on February 2021 by Barry Smith

Drive report Panjim (Goa) to Mysuru in early February 2021 by Barry Smith in the first person: 

Left Panjim at 12.00 noon and drove via Old Goa, Ponda to reach Molem. Decent roads, not much traffic. Molem to Hubli roads are decent expect for 10 kms from border inside Karnataka very bad roads. From Ramnagar to Dharwad  toll road and.  not much traffic. Reached Dharwad by 4.30 pm..Dharwad to Davengere good road except a few diversions  for road work. Reached Davengere by 7.30. Took a 2 hour break  . Davengere to Chitradurga was horrifying because every few kms  you have diversions. From Chitradurga to Tumkur it's a beautiful 4 lane way . I was able to cover in 2 hours. Took the deviation from Tumkur to reach maddur via kunigal. It's a state highway but a very smooth road with one toll. From maddur to mysuru speed slows you down because of road widening. Reached Mysuru by 3.00 am. Overall I prefer this route to drive from Goa to Mysuru.

Mumbai to North Goa in Triumph SpeedTwin by Roopesh Shah in February 2021

Roopesh Shah did Powai, Mumbai to Morjim, Goa on his Triumph SpeedTwin on Friday, 5th February 2021. Triumph SpeedTwin is a small, light and fast machine but comes with slightly hard suspension and doesn't like to be off tarmac. 

Route was superb - almost 99% smooth tarmac with no issues at all. That 1% is what nature does to roads in any case. 
Read on in the 1st person  .... 
Started packing and just before 6am with enough fuel to take me over a 100 kms. Getting out of Mumbai was easy with little to no traffic anywhere. I did manage to find a huge jam on the common section of the expressway before Lonavla. Filtered through without any issue. Noticed it just cops pulling over random trucks that was causing the jam. I was tempted to stop for chai at Lonavla but pushed ahead. Made the first fuel-only stop at Kamshet. Maybe 10 mins tops to fuel-up and pay. This was at about 7.30 am or so. 
Next run what I thought will be filled with traffic turned out to be a joy to get though was from Kamshet through Pune and reaching McDonald's at Khed-Shivapur Toll. Reached there before 8.30am. Was famished and got a burger + coffee. My next stop was directly a fuel-stop just before Kolhapur. Again 10 mins bio break and fuel up. Smooth roads right through. 
Next up was directly at Goa Ves, Tavandi Ghat to take the right into Amboli ghat. Met a few other bikers and rode along for a bit. I think they wanted to make stops for pix and fly-bys so didn't linger on. Next stop was one quick ThumsUp at Banda at 1.40 pm. I reached Morjim before 2.30 pm. 
Troubled sections could be down to the Ajara - Sawantwadi section where the winding narrow highway is not new. Rest was all smooth as it could be. 

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North Goa to Mumbai, Goa to Pune - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Best Route For Road Trip, Best Intercity Driving Route

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

North Goa to Mumbai 

(Goa_Mumbai), 
North Goa to Pune 

(Goa_Pune) via scenic forested route: 

Morjim ---- Patradevi ---- Kudal ---- Kankavali (4 lane concrete highway) ---- Phondaghat ---- Radhanageri reserve ---- Kolhapur ---- Satara ---- AH47 to Karad ---- Pune ---- Mumbai. 

This is a forested route through Radhanageri Reserve and ideal for biking via scenic curves through the ghat section. One can stop for lots of photos. 

Time take: 12 hrs. 

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Pune to North Goa - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ route for a comfortable drive from Pune to North Goa (Pune_Goa) as in February 2021:  

Pune - Satara - Nippani - Sankeshwar - Gadhinglaj - Amboli - Sawantwadi bypass - Patradevi - Morjim - Mapusa. 

This route will avoid the Tawandi - Uttur village stretch with innumerable speedbreakers. 
Sawantwadi bypass will take one to the 4 lane concreted highway from Kankavali smoothly to Patradevi. 

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Pune to Ujjain - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route for 

Pune to Ujjain (via. Indore) 

(Pune_Ujjain), 

Sangamner to Ujjain 

(Sangamner_Ujjain), 

Nashik to Ujjain 

(Nashik_Ujjain), 

Malegaon to Ujjain 

(Malegaon_Ujjain), 

Dhule to Ujjain 

(Dhule_Ujjain), 

Pune to Indore 

(Pune_Indore): 

Pune (MH) (Balewadi Stadium on NH48) ---- Bhumkar Chowk Bridge over NH48 ---- Pimpri ---- Chinchwad (MH) ---- Moshi ---- Alandi Phata ---- Chakan (MH) ---- Bhama River Bridge ---- Shiroli ---- Rajgurunagar ---- Peth (MH) ---- Manchar (MH) ---- Kalamb ---- Meena River Bridge ---- Narayangaon (MH) ---- Vadgaon Kandali ---- Kukadi River Bridge ---- Sadguru Nagar ---- Chalakwadi ---- Chalakwadi Toll Plaza (NH60, MH) ---- Alephata (MH) ---- Malwadi ---- Bota ---- Dolasne ---- Gunjalwadi ---- Candanapuri ---- Hiwargaon Pawasa Toll Plaza (NH60, MH) ---- Sangamner (MH) ---- Nandur Shingote ---- IOCL Neev Petroleum, P4QC+42, MH SH45, Dodi Bk, MH 422606 on left of NH60 ---- Dodi Bk (MH) ---- HPCL Shri Bramhanand Swami Petroleum, Gat No. 46/3, Nashik-Pune Highway, NH60, Dodi Kh., Sinnar district, MH 422606 on left ---- Samruddhi Expressway, Sinnar and Gonde interchange ---- BPCL Aayushi Fuel Plaza, Gonde on left ---- Jio-BP Sai Leela Petroleum on right ---- BPCL COCO Sinnar on right ---- Gurewadi Phata ---- Sinnar (MH) ---- Mohadari ---- Shinde ---- Darna River Bridge ---- Nashik / Nasik (MH) (Indira Nagar Tunnel Jogging Track) ---- Nashik (Mumbai Naka Circle) ---- Sahyadri Superspeciality Hospital, Dwarka Circle, Nashik (on right of old NH3) ---- Godavari MIDC (on right of old NH3) ---- Godavari River Bridge ---- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Panchavati, Nashik (on right of old NH3) ---- Apollo Hospital, Swaminarayan Nagar, Nashik on right of highway ---- Lokmanya Multispeciality and Accident Hospital, Dhatrak Phata, Nashik (on left of old NH3) ---- ROL: Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Adgaon ---- Adgaon (Nashik) ---- BPCL Adgaon (COCO) on left of old NH3 ---- Jio-BP Filling Station, Ojhar on left ---- Kadwa River Bridge ---- Pimpalgaon Baswant Toll Plaza (XRG+PH2, Mumbai-Agra NH3, MH 422209) ---- Pimpalgaon Baswant (MH) ---- Pimpalgaon Onion and Grapes Research Station on right ---- BPCL Shri Babu Dada Petroleum, Pimpalgaon Baswant on left ---- HPCL Thete Patil Petroleum (24x7), Shirwade Wani on left of highway ---- Shirwade Phata ---- Khadakjamb ---- Hotel Yashraj Family Restaurant, Vadalibhoi, MH 423117 on left old NH3 ---- Vadalibhoi (MH) ---- Sogras ---- BPCL Mharana Petroleum on left ---- Chandwad Toll Plaza (MH) ---- Chandwad ---- Rahud Lake on left (of old NH3) ---- Rahud ---- Jio-BP Filling Station, Chinchave on right ---- Chinchave ---- Umbrane ---- Mungase ---- Malegaon bypass (MH) ---- Daregaon ---- Jio-BP, Sayane Kh,  MH 423203 on left (of old NH3) ---- BPCL Zodge (COCO) ---- Zodge (MH) ---- MNGL (Mahanagar Gas Ltd) CNG & LNG Filling Station, Zodge on right ---- Arvi ---- Laling ---- Awadhan ---- Dhule bypass starts, Mohadi Upnagar (MH) (RA: Dhule city 4 kms. Keep right to continue on Dhule bypass/ old NH3. RTO Dhule on right of old NH3) ---- Dhule (MH) (Nagaon Bari, Tapi River water tanks, Oswal Nagar) ---- Podar International School Dhule on left ---- Songir Toll Plaza ---- Songir (MIDC) ---- Nardana ---- Shirale ---- Dabhasi ---- Tapi River Bridge (MH) ----Savalade ---- Amode ---- Hadakhed (MH) ---- Sangvi ---- Palasner (MH) ---- Madsingya (MH-MP border) ---- Borghat ---- Gawadi ---- Sendhwa (MP) --- Khalghat Jamli Toll Plaza ---- Balsamund (MP) ---- Julwania ---- Anantpura ---- Thikri ---- Nimrani (industrial area) ---- Khal Khurd ---- Narmada River Bridge ---- Dhamnod (ROR: Maheshwar 14 kms) ---- Dudhi ---- Sirsodiya ---- Gujri ---- Neemgad ---- Bakaner ---- Manpur ---- Bhicholi (ROR: Mhow) ---- Pithampur ---- Indore (MP) ---- Ujjain (MP) 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

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

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Atal Tunnel Rohtang to Keylong, Darcha - Indian Roadie Distance Signage

The attached photo was clicked at a spot when one is about to reach Atal Tunnel Rohtang in another 2 kms, while driving from Manali, HP towards Leh. 

The BRO signage gives one an exact idea of  the distance from Atal Tunnel to Keylong and Darcha. 

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I survived a near fatal car crash in February 2001

Some physical and psychological scars will keep haunting me for life, especially during the 1st week of February every year. There was lot of #BloodInMyHand (Part 1) 😩. 

That is 'the' incident which strengthened my resolve for 'LiveToHelp_HappyToDrive'. 

At the outset, scroll over to only the 1st photo attached with this post. Thereafter, start reading. Watch all the photos once again after reading  the whole post. Can you see the scar on my forehead which extends from a deep depression immediately on top of my left eyebrow to the cut mark which actually extends right upto the back of my skull? 

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Remembering a terrible day and the exact time, viz. 10.05 pm in the 1st week of February 2001 exactly 20 years ago. 

Thank God that my eyes are intact, and better still that I am alive and kicking and typing out the spine chilling experience for the first time exactly after 20 years. 

It was a day of hectic back to back management lectures and client meetings on that fateful day. 

I stay near the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. By 10 am, my little Neptune Blue Maruti 800 (my ride those days) bearing the WB02B2**0 registration number took me to Small Industries Service Institute (SISI), off B.T.Road, near Indian Statistical Institute (ISI Kolkata) to deliver a talk on the nuances of marketing and selling professionally to 50 odd small and medium enterprise owners in Kolkata. 

By 1 pm, I was at a client meeting at Belghoria, followed by another meeting in Salt Lake at 3.30 pm. At 6 pm I was in Vivekananda Road (off C.R.Avenue) for a long meeting to finalize the marketing and revenue earning strategies of a start up venture by a XIM Bhubaneswar passout with a couple of years of experience in family business. 

At 9.50 pm, a happy me was on my way back home via Maniktala Main Road. 

It was chill outside. All the window glasses were rolled up. The road was surprisingly empty. I had crossed the Maniktala railway underpass and was almost near the very familiar Kankurgachi crossing (just 3 kms from my home) with tramlines neatly laid out alongside the high median dividers. 

Those days the bald commie transport minister who always donned a cap or a hat had come up with a weird idea of constructing a foot high concrete platforms, each measuring about 20 ft in length on the main carriageway at 4 - 6 critical junctions in the city for passengers to board or alight from Kolkata's ubiquitous tramcars.    

I was driving at a leisurely 30 - 35 kmph. I saw a CSTC state bus stopping awkwardly, I mean somewhat diagonally. I was in no hurry to drive on the tramline between the median divider and the platform. I downshifted to 1st gear and was crawling ahead expecting the bus to move ahead soon enough. It was exactly 10.04pm. 

And then terrible misfortune stuck. Suddenly I had this feeling (maybe some optical aberration) that a Tata Sumo playing loud music was about to enter my flank of the road at a breakneck speed from another road at right angles to Maniktala Main Road. Since I was crawling, I was certain that the Sumo would crash into me on the right side. 

Very unlike of me, I panicked and revved ahead in 1st gear to avoid being hit at full blast on the right, and clearly remember having screamed in Bangla, "Eh maa. Ki korlam" (Omg .... what did I do)! 

At 1500+ RPM in 1st gear, the front right wheel of the little devil hit the  concrete platform. The car jumped 4 - 5 feet in the air and overturned on its left side. There were no seat belts in my model of cars those days. Stuck between the two seats I held on to the pillars on the left even while the car slid on its left side for almost 10 feet. 

That being a prime business cum residential locality, some people who were closing shop late were witness to the entire sequence of events. 

About 8 - 10 of them came running and pushed the car back on its wheels with a huge thud and me trapped inside the front right side mangled vehicle. 

My face was in excruciating pain and could barely see anything in the dark. The front doors had jammed. I pulled myself to the front passenger seat and after a couple of hard kicks, the right door flung open. A totally dazed me was carefully lifted out of the car and even while they held on to me, I rested leaning on the right side of the car. The front of the formal light brown coloured full-sleeved shirt was drenched in my own blood and I was continuously spitting blood and hairs. I had some sharp pain on my right knee, too. I took out my folded handkerchief and pressed it on my head where it pained heavily. Believe in me, the finger and the hanky went down into the cracked skull. I was so dazed that the initial feeling was that the surface of my skull indeed was of that shape. The rectangular headlights were still on. Somebody switched it off and retrieved my Ericsson handphone which resembled a hammer. 

My saviors held me by the armpit and just about limped/ dragged myself to the Nursing Home at the Kankurgachi crossing. In spite of seeing my bloody looks and with so many very decent people of the locality, the security personnel firmly evicted me from the premises citing possible legal hassles. People tried to reason out with the nursing home manager and attending doctors, but they were adamant on not allowing me to remain in their premises. 

I was still in my senses although I was bleeding profusely and talking incoherently. I managed to give a few of my well wishers my business cards. Since I operated from home (then and even now), my wife was reached via the landline number almost immediately. 

With me pressing the hanky on my cracked skull oozing blood profusely, I was ferried to Divine Nursing Home in Beliaghata, about 1.5 kms from my residence and also 1.5 kms from the accident spot in an autorickshaw. 

The treatment meted out in Divine Nursing Home (NH) was no better, if not worse. I was made to lie on the glass top of the table at the reception. I kept mumbling seeking for Nebasulf powder and some assistance to clean the hairs from my eyes, nose and mouth. Nobody in the NH wanted to have anything to do with me. A very famous elderly surgeon who had his own NH at Harrington Street was on a visit to Divine at around 11 pm then. The moment he came close to me, my wife, Diya broke down uncontrollably and sought for his intervention. He did nothing and in his highly accented English smiled and said, "Gentleman, how did you manage to do this to yourself" and left 😡 

Diya started frantically calling up my regular contacts. My very dear sister Suchanda Sar, a successful eye-surgeon herself and her husband Krisnendu said that they will rush to Birla's Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Alipore immediately leaving their 5 yrs old son suffering from high fever all alone at home.  They advised Diya to transfer me to CMRI in an ambulance. My friends and well wishers in sales and marketing in reputed corporate entities also assured Diya that they too were on their way to CMRI post midnight. 

My wife, brother-in-law and the good samaritans who rescued me from my car frantically ran all around to get an ambulance. With blood still oozing out unhindered from my skull and me in phenomenal pain, the ambulance reached me upto the door steps of the well equipped Emergency section of CMRI at 1am and I was wheeled in to the operation theatre. By then 3 hrs had lapsed, well beyond the fabled golden hours after the mishap. 

14 stitches involving drilling 28 holes into my already cracked nut had to be dug without any anaesthesia. The whole process had to be done without anaesthesia because the trauma involved my skull and brain. The medical professionals had to ensure that I couldn't be allowed to doze off. The process of removing thick/ clotted blood from my head was insane and I must have screamed so loud that I was audible 5 kms away. I will never forget the way they kept pressing my skull while my feet rested against the wall. The scene of blood spraying out like that from a 'pichkari' onto the walls and the dress of Krisnendu was so scary that it jolts me out of sleep even after two decades. 

Thereafter, the CT Scan and MRI done at the wee hours revealed that I had survived serious permanent damage or even death by an whisker. Suddenly, I passed out for a short while, maybe for 15 - 20 mins. When I regained my senses, I realized that the doctors were preparing to shift me to a private cabin in some higher floor in the huge hospital. My demand was very clear. Since I had survived, I had to return home to my daughter Diksha who was just 3 yrs then. I didn't want to lose anymore time to be back to her, almost 13 kms away. 

With a huge bandage on my head, I was back home at 3.30 am. 

P.S: There might be a Part 2 of this article at a future date. 

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Can anybody guess what exactly split my skull into two? 

Keep guessing. Keep commenting 😊 

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Thank you Suchanda and Tito (Krisnendu)  for always standing rock solid with us. Love you'll a lot. 

My Ma, Diya and Diksha always keep thanking you'll, especially for your support on that dreadful night. 

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Please don't drive with hazard lights on

Irrespective of whoever is driving, driving with hazard lights on is very bad driving habit. 
Even in extreme foggy condition or even when it pours heavily and visibility is reduced drastically, please keep your headlights on. 
The red 🔴 parking light on the rear of your car will also glow, the moment the headlams are switched on. . 
This will ensure that oncoming vehicles and vehicles following you are warned about your road presence. 
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Important road infrastructure projects announced in 2021 budget

Some long needed  road infrastructure Projects announced during Budget speech on Monday, 2021-02-01 
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Boat capsized midstream in Sundarban on 2021-01-31

A boat meant for 12 persons had been carrying 23 persons in Sundarbans in West Bengal. It capsized mid river on Sunday, 2021-01-31. 

1 person died, 1 person is still missing. 

Video courtesy: Nilanjan Bhattacharya. 

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* Mishap And Calamity 

Upgradation of Kolkata to Siliguri highway announced in 2021 budget

BJP is the only hope for West Bengal after almost 50 years of neglect. 

Ms. Nirmala Sethuraman during her 2021 Budget speech on Monday, 2021-02-01 has announced a 675 kms of national highway work at a cost of ₹25000 crores for road infrastructure development in the state. 
It will include upgradation of existing Kolkata to Siliguri corridor. 
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