National Highway 31A (India)
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National Highway 31A links Gangtok
to Sevoke
on NH 31
. Kalimpong is located off this 92 kilometres (57.2 mi) long highway.
. A travel writer has described the route as follows: “The four-hour ride to Gangtok from Bagdogra Airport
(45 minutes by plane from Kolkata) is thrilling. The swift Teesta clears her serpentine track through slopes of bamboo and wild banana trees that rise to conifers towering like cathedral pillars and orchids.”
Gangtok
Gangtok is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim. Gangtok is located in the Shivalik Hills of the eastern Himalayan range, at an altitude of . The town, with a population of thirty thousand belonging to different ethnicities such as Nepalis, Lepchas and Bhutia, is administered...
to Sevoke
Sevoke
Sevoke is a town near Siliguri in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Dooars. Many army and BSF camps are located in the area. The Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in this area. National Highway 31 passes through the town...
on NH 31
National Highway 31 (India)
National Highway 31 is an important National Highway in India. It provides gateway to the states in North-East India. This long National Highway starts in Barhi, Jharkhand at the NH 2 and generally traverses in Northeast direction passing through Jhumri Tilaiya, Koderma, Nawada, Bihar Sharif,...
. Kalimpong is located off this 92 kilometres (57.2 mi) long highway.
Rivers
NH 31A runs along the banks of the Teesta RiverTeesta River
River Teesta or Tista is said to be the lifeline of the Indian state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and tropical river valleys. The emerald-coloured river then forms the border between Sikkim and West Bengal before joining...
. A travel writer has described the route as follows: “The four-hour ride to Gangtok from Bagdogra Airport
Bagdogra Airport
Bagdogra International Airport or Civil Aerodrome Bagdogra is a military airport that is open for civilian flights. The airport is located in the town of Bagdogra, about from the city of Siliguri in the Darjeeling district in northern West Bengal, India...
(45 minutes by plane from Kolkata) is thrilling. The swift Teesta clears her serpentine track through slopes of bamboo and wild banana trees that rise to conifers towering like cathedral pillars and orchids.”
See also
- List of National Highways in India
- List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
- National Highways Development ProjectNational Highways Development ProjectThe National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...