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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|National highway in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox road<br />
| country = IND<br />
| type = NH<br />
| route = 717A<br />
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|zoom=8|frame-lat=27.02|frame-long=88.64|frame-align=center|type=line|id=Q56046991|stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 717A}}<br />
| map_custom = yes<br />
| map_notes = Map of the National Highway 717A in red<br />
| length_km = 200<br />
| direction_a = South<br />
| direction_b = North<br />
| terminus_a = [[Bagrakote]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| terminus_b = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]<br />
| junction = <br />
| previous_type = NH<br />
| next_type = NH<br />
| previous_route = 17<br />
| next_route = 10<br />
| states = [[West Bengal]], [[Sikkim]]<br />
| districts = [[Jalpaiguri District]], [[Kalimpong District]], [[Pakyong District]], [[East Sikkim district|Gangtok District]]<br />
| destinations = [[Bagrakote]] - [[Chuikhim]] - [[Nimbong|Nimbong Bazaar]] - [[Loleygaon]] - [[Lava, West Bengal|Lava]] - [[Algarah]] - [[Pedong]] - [[Rhenock]] - [[Rorathang]] - [[Pakyong Airport]] - [[Pakyong|Pakyong Bazaar]] - [[Ranipool]] - [[Gangtok]].<br />
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'''National Highway 717A''', commonly referred to as '''NH 717A''' is a [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] in [[India]] which is a part of the [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana]] of [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]], [[Government of India]].<ref name=":122">{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/168094.pdf|title=New highways notification dated Feb, 2016|website=[[The Gazette of India]] - [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=10 Aug 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> NH 717-A starts from [[National Highway 17 (India)|National Highway 17]] at [[Bagrakote]] and ends in [[Gangtok]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/E_574_2012_016.pdf|title=New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India|website=[[The Gazette of India]]|access-date=10 Aug 2018}}</ref> NH-717A traverses the states of [[West Bengal]] and [[Sikkim]] in India. It runs through two districts of West Bengal ([[Jalpaiguri district]] and [[Kalimpong district]]) and two of Sikkim ([[Pakyong District]] and [[East Sikkim district|Gangtok District]]). The highway is being constructed and maintained by the [[National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited]] (NHIDCL).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.06.2017|website=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=10 Aug 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forestsclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Addinfo/0_0_10119123012151executivesummaryDPR.pdf|title=Detailed Project Report for NH-717A|website=[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]] - [[Government of India]]|access-date=10 Aug 2018}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Into the mist, above the clouds towards Kaffer, Kalimpong from Siliguri.webm|thumb|602x602px|The view before reaching Kaffer, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, along the route of 717A connecting Bagrakote to Gangtok.|center]]<br />
== Current Route ==<br />
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===West Bengal===<br />
[[Bagrakote]] - Selroti Bridge - [[Chuikhim]] - [[Nimbong|Nimbong Bazaar]] - [[Loleygaon]] - [[Lava, West Bengal|Lava]] 9th Mile - [[Algarah]] Bypass - [[Pedong]] - Kataray - West Bengal-Sikkim Rishi Border.<ref name=":122" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1222">{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2016/168966.pdf|title=Route correction notification for NH 717A dated April, 2016|website=[[The Gazette of India]] - [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=11 Aug 2018}}</ref><br />
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===Sikkim ===<br />
West Bengal-Sikkim Rishi Border - [[Rhenock]] Bypass - [[Rorathang]] - [[Pacheykhani]] - [[Pakyong Airport]] Bypass - [[Pakyong|Pakyong Bazaar]] - [[Ranipool]] - [[Gangtok]].<ref name=":122" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1222" /><br />
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== Old Route ==<br />
The earlier alignment of NH717A used to start from Damdim More on [[National Highway 17 (India)|National Highway 17]] & going via Gorubathan, Ambeok Tea Garden, Pankhasari, Lava, Pedong, Rhenock, Rorathang & Pakyong ending on [[National Highway 10 (India)|National Highway 10]] at Ranipool covering {{convert|138|km|mi}} distance. Since this route is prone to Landslides & Blockades, NHAI is making alternate All weather route via [[Bagrakote]] - Selroti Bridge - [[Chuikhim]] - [[Nimbong|Nimbong Bazaar]] - [[Loleygaon]].<br />
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== Junctions == <br />
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}<br />
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Terminal near Bagrakote.<ref name=":122" /><br />
: {{jct|NH|717B|country=IND}} Terminal near Rhenock.<ref name=":122" /><br />
: {{jct|NH|10|country=IND}} Terminal near Gangtok.<ref name=":122" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of national highways in India]]<br />
* [[List of national highways in India by state]]<br />
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== References == <br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11661294 NH 717A on OpenStreetMap]<br />
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{{Indian Highways Network}}<br />
{{IND NH17 sr}}<br />
{{National and State Highways in West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:National highways of India]]<br />
[[Category:National highways in Sikkim]]<br />
[[Category:National highways in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Gangtok]]<br />
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