Proof the NHAI is listening, at least on one front... http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=24844 Highway toll station redesign to offer more...
Dear all, Recently Minister T.R.Balu has initiated the 4 lane work on the NH7 stretch from Madurai - Kanyakumari. of length 230 KMs. You can check out the...
Hi, How much of this part of NH 4 is still under construction? I am planning a Bangalore -chandigarh drive. Trying to find out if Bangalore-tumkur-shimoga-jog...
I just returned from a Bombay-Uttaranchal-Bombay driving holiday (12 days), covering 5,300 kms - Sep 12-23, 2005. The detailed log is uploaded in the LINKS...
Belgaum-Hubli stretch is OK, but thereafter the road till Chitradurga is very bad since construction work is going on and there are several unmarked turn-offs...
Great report there Mr Kumar or should I say Kumar Sir ?? These reports along with the logs are great reference material for me,as I am planning to do a lot of...
NH4 b/n BLR & Hubli is not in good shape.Except for nelamangala-Tumkur & Tumkur- Sira,most of the stretches till Hubli are virtually untouched in the past...
Hi, Has anyone travelled Bangalore - Shimoga recently ? I am planning to drive to shimoga this weekend. I just wanted to know the condition of the road...
Dear Friends, I am a new member and after reading certain posts especially Kumar's I found that many people are taking to roads these days. I believe that...
Roopesh, first of all I would like to know what you mean by small car.In our country,any car without a boot is called a small car.Specify your budget & we can ...
Hi, Did somebody take this route recently after the monsoon season? My travel got postponed and so didnt travel so far. But, I plan to travel certainly within...
Have anyone recently traveled on this Katraj Bypass near Pune which is supposed to bypass Katraj tunnel. ( I am not talking about Dehu road to Katraj ) Please...
Dear Santosh, I have travelled from mumbai to katraj and entered
pune via pune satara road. That road is perfect but i dont have any
knowledge about the road...
Work on the tunnel is still incomplete. But you can no longer see the drilling machines at work while you drive by as they are too far inside the hill. The...
Harihar-Shimoga is perpetually in a bad shape. You do not have too much choice - the Tornagallu-Sandur road is also a road that gets badly affected during...
11.10.2005 To, The Editor, Sub.:- 200 days left for Admin. to avoid another possible Disaster/Dooms Day in MUMBAI. Dear Sir/Madam, The countdown has begun....
Hai Friends, I joined in recently and have gone thro the posts... they're all wonderful. I am taking a long trip (With wife and 2 kids, 15, 10) from Ahemdabad...
Ramky, Yes, the Udupi-Agumbe-Tirthahalli-Huncha/Shimoga-Sagar-Jog road is bad during the rains although it is normally in good shape. Another alternative is to...
I would like to know of good road maps of individual states.I do have the TTK,lonely planet & AAI maps....but any other that I can refer to ??? Also,a...
IMS (Indian Map Service) publishes district-wise state maps - they are reasonably good, and good reference material to locate smaller towns and villages. I...
Dear Kumar, Tnx for the detailed information. Im taking the nh17 going down and back thro, oothy, mysore, hassan, udipu, Hubli, Pune, Shirdi and back to Abad....
Hello, This is my first posting on this wonderful group. I intend to drive from Pune to Bangalore later this month. Travelling with me will be my wife, and two...
Thanks Kumar for the map info,although I'm yet to find them in any bookstore. Arun, Pune-BLR with wife & kids & you being the only driver,I suggest Plan...
Hai Arun, Every year during Diwali, for the past 5 years, we take 3/4 thousand KM trips. Me and my wife both drive and I have 2 kids (fighting all the time in...
great advice/tips for Highway driving there.I agree 100% with you Ramky...BTW,which car do you drive ?? ... Hai Arun, Every year during Diwali, for the past 5...
Chandan, For the past trips trips we took Indica, Santro Zing and now for this years trip we have a Ford Fusion. All these cars are great in their own way....
Ramky, Yes, the Kollur-Jog is the shortest route, normally good but am not sure whether the road is in good condition after the rains, especially the first leg...
