National Highway 12 (India)

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For the old National Highway 12, see National Highway 45 (India), National Highway 46 (India), and National Highway 52 (India).
Not to be confused with new National Highway 34 (India).

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National Highway 12
National Highway 12 (Old NH 34) at Barasat, North 24 Parganas, 2020-10-12.jpg
Route information
Part of AH20 AH1
Length625 km (388 mi)
Major junctions
FromDalkhola
 
ToBakkhali
Location
StatesWest Bengal : 612 kilometres (380 mi)
Highway system
← NH12-IN.svg NH 12→ NH112-IN.svg NH 112

National Highway 12 (NH 12), previously NH 34, is a National Highway in India which runs entirely in West Bengal. It runs from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola terminating at Bakkhali.[1]

Route[edit]

NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola in Uttar Dinajpur district and passes through Karandighi, Maharajahat Raiganj, Gazole, Malda, passes over the Farakka Barrage, Umarpur Murshidabad, Baharampur, Beldanga, Bethuadahari, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Belgharia Expressway, Dankuni, Santragachi, Behala, Amtala, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip.

Development[edit]

In 2020, a stretch of 66 km were widened from Jagulia to Krishnanagar in Nadia.[2]

In 2021 union budget, central government allocated highway projects for four election bound states, of which ₹25,000 crore (US$3.5 billion) was allocated for the development of 675 km of this highway.[3]

Cities and Towns off NH 12[edit]

Toll Plazas[edit]

All of NH 12 is located within West Bengal. Below is the list of toll plazas (districtwise) from Bakkhali to Dalkhola.[4]

South 24 Paraganas
Namkhana Bridge
Nadia
Bethuadahari
Murshidabad
Shibpur
Chandermore
Malda
17 Mile (Farakka Bridge)
Gazole

Districts of North 24 Paraganas & North Dinajpur do not have any toll plazas on the highway

Asian Highway Network[edit]

The highway starting from Barasat to Belghoria is part of the AH1 (Asian Highway 1) network, which starts from Tokyo, Japan and ends in Istanbul, Turkey.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Plan to resettle NH12 traders". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "New highway projects announced for poll-bound States". The Hindu. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ↑ https://tis.nhai.gov.in/tollplazasonmap.aspx?language=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[edit]


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