Shiradi is a village on the
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...
to
Bangalore
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section of
National Highway 75 (Old
NH 48). The village is situated in
Puttur taluk (
Kadaba taluq) of
Dakshina Kannada district. The nearest town is
Nelliyadi which is at a distance of approximately 15 km. The ghat section of
Western ghats through which
NH 75 passes is called Shiradi Ghat.
Shiraadi Ghat Road
The stretch of the
National Highway passing through the Shiraadi Ghat is poorly maintained according to sources.
It was upgraded by the
National Highways Authority of India
The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and i ...
at a cost of 260 million.
Elephants have also been sighted on the road.
In 2012, the
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...
sought help from the
Japanese government to bore a tunnel through the ghat.
Later, the State Government released money to keep the road motorable during rains.
Shiradi Ghat will have a tunnel bypass road, the construction project will begin before December 2016. The proposed tunnel bypass road is expected to be 29 km and provides seamless travel through the ghat stretch with 6 tunnels and 10 bridges. The new project costing 12,000 crore would be executed with financial assistance from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).
Popular spots
Once you reach Shiradi, you need to travel a few hundred meters where you reach a bridge taking right there you need to start trekking to reach the spot "Ombathhu Gudda". Gundya, Kempuhole, Maranahalli, Kadamane tea estate, Heggadde, Donigal and Manjarabad Fort are the places located on the Shiradi Ghat. Aramane Betta, Venkatagiri, Mugilagiri, Are Betta and
Yedakumeri
Yedakumari is the place in Sakleshpur taluk in the midst of western ghats in the state of Karnataka, India. There is a railway station here. The place lies en route Mangalore to Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the ...
are the popular trekking spots.
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Villages in Dakshina Kannada district
Villages in Hassan district
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