National Highway 7 (India)

National Highway 7 (NH 7) is a highway connecting Fazilka (Punjab) to Mana (Uttarakhand) in India. It passes through the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Schematic map of National Highways in India

The NH-7 (old NH-58) connects Hindu pilgrim centres of Rishikesh, Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Joshimath and Badrinath with Dehradun and Chandigarh. Pilgrims travelling to Sri Hemkunt Sahib take a diversion from Govindghat which lies on NH-7 between Joshimath and Badrinath.

The road is generally closed during the winter months of December, January, February and March in the upper reaches of the Himalayas through which National Highway 7 passes. This road goes to Mana Pass near the India-Tibetan border.

Route

The route of national highway 7 transits through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand in India. This national highway is about 845 km (525 mi) long.

Punjab

NH7 starts from India-Pakistan Border, connecting Fazilka, Abohar, Malout, Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Barnala, Sangrur, Patiala, Rajpura, Banur , Zirakpur, and up to Haryana border in the state of Punjab.

Haryana

NH7 links Panchkula near Zirakpur with Shahzadpur and Naraingarh in the state of Haryana.
There is a village on the national highway named Tabar. The cremation ground of the village is in front of Ghat Road Highway. When the vehicles pass through the cremation ground, there is a scary sound of a woman. And the sounds were heard only by car and other heavy vehicles.

Himachal Pradesh

NH7 links Kala Amb with Paonta Sahib in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Uttarakhand

NH 7 connects Dehradun, Rishikesh, Devaprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Badrinath, Mana at Indo/Tibet border in the state of Uttarakhand.

Junctions

Punjab
 NH 62 near Abohar.
 NH 9 near Malout
 NH 354 near Malout
 NH 754 near Bathinda
 NH 54 near Bathinda
 NH 254 near Rampura Phul
 NH 703 near Barnala
 NH 52 near Sangrur
 NH 44 near Rajpura
 NH 205A near Banur
 NH 152 near Zirakpur
Haryana
 NH 5 near Panchkula
 NH 344 near Shahzadpur
Himachal Pradesh
 NH 907A near Nahan
 NH 907 near Paonta Sahib
 NH 707 near Paonta Sahib
Uttarakhand
 NH 507 near Herbertpur
 NH 307 near Dehradun
 NH 34 near Rishikesh
 NH 707A near Maletha
 NH 309 near Srinagar
 NH 107 near Rudraprayag
 NH 109 near Karnaprayag
 NH 107A near Chamoli.

Termination point is near Mana village at an elevation of about 3200 m.