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Cities and Towns off NH 12

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	* [[Raiganj]]		* [[Raiganj]]
	* [[Gazole Town\|Gazole]]		* [[Gazole Town\|Gazole]]
	* [[~~Malda City\|~~Malda]]		* [[Malda]]
	* [[Farakka Barrage Township\|Farakka]]		* [[Farakka Barrage Township\|Farakka]]
	* [[Dhuliyan]]		* [[Dhuliyan]]

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{{short description|National highway in India}}
{{For|the old National Highway 12|National Highway 45 (India)|National Highway 46 (India)|National Highway 52 (India)}}
{{Distinguish||text=new [[National Highway 34 (India)]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
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|length_km= 625
|image = National Highway 12 (Old NH 34) at Barasat, North 24 Parganas, 2020-10-12.jpg
|image_notes = NH 12 at [[Barasat]]
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| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3
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| map_custom = yes
|direction=
|direction_a=
|terminus_a= [[Dalkhola]]
|destinations=
|direction_b=
|terminus_b= [[Bakkhali]]
|junction= {{collapsible list|SH 98 (WB) at Tungidighi [[State Highway 10A (West Bengal)|SH 10A]] at Raiganj [[National Highway 512 (India)|NH 512]] at Gajol [[State Highway 10 (West Bengal)|SH 10]] at Gajol [[State Highway 10 (West Bengal)|SH 10]] at Malda [[National Highway 33 (India)|NH 31]] at Farakka [[National Highway 122A (India)|NH 122A]] from Dhuliyan to Baharampur [[National Highway 14 (India)|NH 14]] at Morgram [[State Highway 11 (West Bengal)|SH 11]] from Radharghat to Baharampur [[State Highway 14 (West Bengal)|SH 14]] from Plassey to Debagram [[State Highway 8 (West Bengal)|SH 8]] at [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]] SH 11 at Krishnanagar SH 11 at [[Ranaghat]] [[State Highway 1 (West Bengal)|SH 1]] from Chhatimtala to Birohi Bazar SH 1 from [[Barasat]] to [[Rajarhat]] [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|SH 2]] from Barasat to [[Dum Dum]] [[National Highway 112 (India)|NH 112]] at Barasat [[State Highway 3 (West Bengal)|SH 3]] from [[Baguiati]] to Science City Kolkata-Diamond Harbour Road from [[Amtala]] to [[Diamond Harbour]] SH 1 at [[Kulpi]]}}
|states= [[West Bengal]] : {{convert|612|km|mi}}
|previous_type=NH
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|next_route =112
|next_type=NH
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'''National Highway 12''' ('''NH 12'''), previously NH 34, is a [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] in [[India]] which runs entirely in West Bengal. It runs from its junction with [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] at [[Dalkhola]] terminating at [[Bakkhali]].<ref name="renumber">{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=[[Department of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=16 September 2016|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Route==
NH 12 originates from its junction with NH 27 at Dalkhola in [[Uttar Dinajpur district]] and passes through Karandighi, Maharajahat [[Raiganj]], [[Gazole Town|Gazole]], [[English Bazar|Malda]], passes over the [[Farakka Barrage]], Umarpur [[Murshidabad]], [[Baharampur]], [[Beldanga]], [[Bethuadahari]], Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Barasat, Belgharia Expressway, Dankuni, Santragachi, Behala, Amtala, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip.

==Development==
In 2020, a stretch of 66 km were widened from Jagulia to [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]] in Nadia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Plan to resettle NH12 traders |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/plan-to-resettle-nh12-traders/cid/1742855 |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

In [[2021 Union budget of India|2021 union budget]], central government allocated highway projects for four [[2021 elections in India#Legislative assembly elections|election bound states]], of which {{INRConvert|25000|c}} was allocated for the development of 675 km of this highway.<ref>{{cite news |title=New highway projects announced for poll-bound States |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/union-budget-2021-new-highway-projects-announced-for-poll-bound-states/article33714696.ece |access-date=21 February 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=1 February 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Cities and Towns off NH 12 ==
{{div col}}
* [[Dalkhola]]
* [[Raiganj]]
* [[Gazole Town|Gazole]]
* [[Malda City|Malda]]
* [[Farakka Barrage Township|Farakka]]
* [[Dhuliyan]]
* [[Jangipur, Murshidabad|Jangipur]]
* [[Baharampur]]
* [[Beldanga]]
* [[Bethuadahari]]
* [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]]
* [[Ranaghat]]
* [[Chakdaha]]
* [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
* [[Barasat]]
* [[Jessore Road]]
* [[Belghoria Expressway]]
* [[Dankuni]]
* [[Kona, West Bengal|Kona]]
* [[Alipore]]
* [[Behala]]
* [[Amtala]]
* [[Diamond Harbour]]
* [[Kulpi]]
* [[Kakdwip]]
* [[Namkhana]]
* [[Bakkhali]]
{{div col end}}

==Toll Plazas==
All of NH 12 is located within West Bengal. Below is the list of toll plazas (districtwise) from Bakkhali to Dalkhola.<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=https://tis.nhai.gov.in/tollplazasonmap.aspx?language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
;South 24 Paraganas
:Namkhana Bridge
;Nadia
:[[Bethuadahari]]
;Murshidabad
:Shibpur
:Chandermore
;Malda
:17 Mile (Farakka Bridge)
:Gazole
Districts of North 24 Paraganas & North Dinajpur do not have any toll plazas on the highway

==Asian Highway Network==
The highway starting from [[Barasat]] to [[Belghoria]] is part of the [[AH1]] (Asian Highway 1) network, which starts from [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] and ends in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]].

==See also==
* [[List of National Highways in India by highway number]]
* [[National Highways Development Project]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

*[http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3214746 NH 12 on OpenStreetMap]

{{commons category|NH 12 (India)}}
{{Indian Highways Network}}
{{National and State Highways in West Bengal}}
{{IND NH12 sr}}

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[[Category:National highways in India]]
[[Category:National Highways in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Transport in Howrah]]

National Highway 12 (India) - Revision history

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