National Highway 12 (India) Explained

Country:IND
Type:NH
Route:12
Length Km:675km (419miles)
Image Notes:NH 12 at Barasat
Map Custom:yes
Terminus A:Dalkhola
Terminus B:Bakkhali
States:West Bengal : 612km (380miles)
Previous Type:NH
Previous Route:12
Next Route:112
Next Type:NH

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

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, Aurangabad, West Bengal Murshidabad, Baharampur, Beldanga, Bethuadahari, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Belgharia Expressway, Dankuni, Santragachi, Behala, Joka, Amtala, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip .

Development

In 2020, widening of a stretch of 66km (41miles) from Jagulia to Krishnanagar in Nadia began.[2] From 2021, works ongoing for Baharampur Bypass construction to bypass Baharampur Town, Road Overbridge at Ranaghat, Down Bridge on River Jalangi at Krishnanagar & River Churni at Ranaghat are being constructed. Work on Shantipur Bypass is being made along with construction of Kalyani Expressway link at Barjaguli is ongoing. Plan is to link NH 19 at Dankuni with NH 12 at Barjaguli via Kalyani, New Ishwar Gupta Bridge, Magra, Baidyabati, Serampore(Srirampur) & Uttarpara, so that Trucks going to Northern West Bengal from NH 16 & NH 49 can bypass Kolkata, Barasat & Jessore Road decreasing pressure on NH 12. Reconstruction of Kalyani Expressway from Belghoria Expressway is also being executed under NH 12 redevelopment scheme.

In 2021 union budget, central government allocated highway projects for four election bound states, of which was allocated for the development of 612km (380miles) of this highway.[3]

Cities and Towns of NH 12

Toll Plazas

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

South 24 Parganas
  • Namkhana Bridge
    Kolkata
  • 2nd Hooghly Bridge
    Howrah
  • Nivedita Bridge
    Nadia
  • Bethuadahari
    Murshidabad
  • Shibpur
  • Chandermore
    Malda
  • 17 Mile (Farakka Bridge)
  • Gazole
    North Dinajpur
  • Panishala

    Asian Highway Network

    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

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways. Department of Road Transport and Highways. 16 September 2016. New Delhi. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf. 1 February 2016. dead.
    2. News: Plan to resettle NH12 traders . 9 March 2021 . www.telegraphindia.com.
    3. News: New highway projects announced for poll-bound States . 21 February 2021 . The Hindu . 1 February 2021 . en-IN.
    4. Web site: Toll Plazas on a Map NHTIS. National Highways Authority of India Toll Information System.