National Highway 12 (India)

National Highway 12
National Highway 12
	Map of National Highway 12 in red
	Nivedita Setu over NH 12 in Kolkata
Route information
	Part of AH20 AH1
Length	612 km (380 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Dalkhola
	List SH 98 (WB) at Tungidighi; SH 10A at Raiganj; NH 512 at Gajol; SH 10 at Gajol; SH 10 at Malda; NH 31 at Farakka; NH 122A from Dhuliyan to Baharampur; NH 14 at Morgram; SH 11 from Radharghat to Baharampur; SH 14 from Plassey to Debagram; SH 8 at Krishnanagar ; SH 11 at Krishnanagar; SH 11 at Ranaghat; SH 1 from Chhatimtala to Birohi Bazar; SH 1 from Barasat to Rajarhat; SH 2 from Barasat to Dum Dum; NH 112 at Barasat; SH 3 from Baguiati to Science City; Kolkata-Diamond Harbour Road from Amtala to Diamond Harbour; SH 1 at Kulpi;
South end	Bakkhali
Location
Country	India
States	West Bengal: 612 km
Primary; destinations	Raiganj; Malda; Berhampore; Krishnanagar; Ranaghat; Barasat; Kolkata;
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian;

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, 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

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

Dalkhola(Xing towards Siliguri & Katihar)
Karandighi
Raiganj
Gazole(Xing towards Balurghat)
Malda(Xing towards Rajshahi, Bangladesh)
Sujapur
Kaliachak
Farakka(Xing towards NH 33)
Dhuliyan
Aurangabad, West Bengal
Morgram(Staring point NH 14 to Kharagpur)
Jangipur
Baharampur(Xing towards Lalgola & Jalangi)
Beldanga
Bethuadahari
Krishnanagar(Xing towards Nabadwip Dham)
Shantipur
Ranaghat(Xing towards Bangaon & Gede)
Chakdaha
Kalyani(Xing towards Barrackpore & Magra)
Barasat(Xing towards Bangaon & Hasnabad)
Madhyamgram
Birati
Belgharia
Dankuni(Xing towards NH 19 & SH 15)
Kona(Xing towards NH 16)
Alipore
Taratala(Xing towards Budge Budge)
Behala
Amtala(Xing towards Baruipur)
Diamond Harbour
Kulpi
Kakdwip(Alight here for Gangasagar)
Namkhana(Alight here for Gangasagar)
Bakkhali(Alight here for Frazergaunge)

Toll Plazas

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

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.

References

^ "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.
^ "Plan to resettle NH12 traders". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ "New highway projects announced for poll-bound States". The Hindu. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Toll Plazas on a Map | NHTIS". National Highways Authority of India Toll Information System.

External links

NH 12 on OpenStreetMap

[renumber-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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