Siddhicharan Highway

For the old highway H20, see Kathmandu–Terai Expressway.
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Siddhicharan Highway
सिद्धिचरण राजमार्ग
राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग २०
National Highway 20
Map
NH20 in red
Route information
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length193 km (120 mi)
Major junctions
South endMadar
Major intersectionsChoharwa, Mirchaiya, Katari, Okhaldhunga
North endSalleri
Location
CountryNepal
ProvincesMadhesh Province, Koshi Province
DistrictsSiraha District, Udayapur District, Okhaldhunga District, Solukhumbu District
Highway system
← NH19→ NH21
Bhugol Park a part of Siddhicharan Highway (NH20) in Katari, Udayapur, Nepal

Siddhicharan Highway (NH20) (Nepali: सिद्धिचरण राजमार्ग) is a National Highway of Nepal located between Madhesh Province and Koshi Province. The total length of the highway is 193 kilometres (120 mi) which passes through Siraha District of Madhesh Province and Udayapur District, Okhaldhunga District, Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province.[1][2] It starts in Terai region at Madar (Indo-Nepal border) and crosses NH01 (Mahendra Highway) in Mirchaiya Municipality and runs towards north where it passes through Sivalik Hills and enters in Inner Terai valley in Katari Municipality, at there it crosses NH09 (Madan Bhandari Inner Terai Highway) then it moves further north climbing Mahabharat Range or Lesser Himalayas where it crosses NH03 (Mid-Hills Highway and enters hilly town Okhaldhunga of Siddhicharan Municipality. It crosses NH75 at Okhaldhunga and runs further North towards Salleri. The distance between Okhaldhunga to Salleri is 57.7 kilometres (35.9 mi).[3]

Highway sections

Highway Details
Highway No. Highway Link Destinations (between) Distance (KM) Elevation (M)
NH20 NH20-001 Madar-Siraha 08.45 94
NH20-002 Siraha-Chauharwa 18.21 155
NH01-018 Chauharwa-Mirchaiya 05.15 134
NH20-003 Mirchaiya-Jyamire 07.00 322
NH20-004 Jyamire-Katari 20.00 218
NH20-005 Katari-Ghurmi 48.47 442
NH03-017 Ghurmi-Hilepani 07.00 390
NH20-006 Hilepani-Okhaldhunga 35.20 1822
NH20-007 Okhaldhunga-Mudhe Bisana 20.71 3000
NH20-008 Mudhe Bisana-Salleri 37.00 2493

Source:[1]

Hilepani Junction (elevation:1822m), road going down towards Halesi is NH03 Madan Bhandari Inner Terai Highway and road going up towards Okhaldhunga is NH20

References

  1. ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  2. ^ "Statics of Stretgic Road Network". Department of Roads (Nepal). 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ "Updated resettlement plan OKHALDHUNGA-SALLERI ROAD" (PDF). Department of Roads. March 2014. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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