National Highway 12 (India)

Not to be confused with new National Highway 34 (India).

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National Highway 12
Map
Map of National Highway 12 in red
Nivedita_Setu,_Kolkata.jpg
Nivedita Setu over NH 12 in Kolkata
Route information
Part of AH20 AH1
Length612 km (380 mi)
Major junctions
North endDalkhola
Major intersections
List
South endBakkhali
Location
CountryIndia
StatesWest Bengal: 612 km
Primary
destinations
Highway system
← NH 11→ NH 13

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

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NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola in Uttar Dinajpur district and passes through Karandighi, Raiganj, Malda, passes over the Farakka Barrage, Umarpur, Aurangabad, Berhampore, Beldanga, Bethuadahari, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Belghoria Expressway, Dankuni, Santragachi, Behala, Joka, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip and ends at Bakkhali.

Development

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Nivedita Setu over the Hooghly river

In 2020, widening of a stretch of 66 kilometres (41 mi) 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 ₹25,000 crore (US$3.0 billion) was allocated for the development of 612 kilometres (380 mi) of this highway.[3]

Cities and Towns of NH 12

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Toll Plazas

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

Uttar Dinajpur
Panishala toll plaza (0+40)km
Malda
Gazole toll plaza (0+98)km
18 Mile toll plaza (0+151)km
Murshidabad
Chandermore toll plaza (0+192)km
Shibpur toll plaza (0+246)km
Nadia
Sali-Bamandanga toll plaza (0+308)km
Howrah
Nivedita Setu toll plaza (0+447)km
Vidyasagar Setu toll plaza (0+465)km
South 24 Paraganas
Namkhana Bridge toll plaza (0+572)km

Asian Highway Network

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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

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References

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  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. ^ "Toll Plazas on a Map | NHTIS". National Highways Authority of India Toll Information System.
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