Siddhartha Highway ( ne, सिद्धार्थ राजमार्ग, also referred to as H10, now renamed NH 047) is a major highway in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

that connects the

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region in southern Nepal with the mountain region in northern Nepal. The highway starts at Nepal–India border near

Siddharthanagar Siddharthanagar ( ne, सिद्धार्थनगर), formerly and colloquially still called Bhairahawa ( ne, भैरहवा), is a municipality and the administrative headquarter of Rupandehi District in Lumbini Province of Nepal, ...

and terminates at

Pokhara Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living in 101,669 households in 2021. ...

. This highway intersects with the east–west Mahendra Highway at

Butwal Butwal ( ne, बुटवल), officially Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City ( ne, बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका), is a sub-metropolitan city and economic hub in Lumbini Province in West Nepal. Butwal has a city population ...

. The highway construction was started in 1964 and completed in 1971.It was inaugurated by king Birendra on 9 May 1972 CE(25 Baisakh 2029 BS) in Pokhara.It was constructed with Indian assistance. The highway consists of about 34 bridges with the longest bridge over the Kali

Gandaki River The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area amounts to , most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, it is nota ...

Ramdi Ramdi is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a ''Middle Hills'' district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय ल ...

. The highway takes its name from Siddhartha Gautam (

Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in ...

). The highway was funded by the government of India.

Route description

The length of highway is . The major settlements on the highway are Siddharthanagar, Butwal, Tansen, Waling, Putalibazar, Syangja and Pokhara. The Butwal–Palpa section of this road consists of rocky terrain and frequent rock-fall which sometimes causes fatal accidents. The road is considered among top five busiest highways in Nepal. The road is mainly used for transportation of food and agricultural products. People who want to travel to Pokhara generally do not use this highway because of large number of narrow curves and the poor quality of the road. File:Bhairahawa.jpg, Bhairahawa File:Butwal city.jpg, Butwal File:Tansen-32-Butval-Rast-2013-gje.jpg, Near Tansen File:Siddharta Highway Near Galyang.jpg, Near Galyang File:Waling Municipality.jpg, Waling File:Kaligandaki River, Ramdi, Syangja.jpg, Bridge over Kaligandaki river File:Nayabazar Road at Prithvi Chowk.jpg, Pokhara

References

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