Siddhicharan Highway

Siddhicharan Highway (NH20) 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]

NH20
Siddhicharan Highway
सिद्धिचरण राजमार्ग
NH20 in red
Route information
Length193 km (120 mi)
Major junctions
South endMadar
Major intersectionsChoharwa, Mirchaiya, Katari, Okhaldhunga
North endSalleri
Location
CountryNepal
Highway system

Highway sections

Highway Details
Highway No.Highway LinkDestinations (between)Distance (KM)Elevation (M)
NH20NH20-001Madar-Siraha08.4594
NH20-002Siraha-Chauharwa18.21155
NH01-018Chauharwa-Mirchaiya05.15134
NH20-003Mirchaiya-Jyamire07.00322
NH20-004Jyamire-Katari20.00218
NH20-005Katari-Ghurmi48.47442
NH03-017Ghurmi-Hilepani07.00390
NH20-006Hilepani-Okhaldhunga35.201822
NH20-007Okhaldhunga-Mudhe Bisana20.713000
NH20-008Mudhe Bisana-Salleri37.002493

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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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