National Highway 22 | ||||
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राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग २२ | ||||
Jatahi-Janakpur-Dhalkebar | ||||
NH22 in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
Length | 40 km (25 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Dhalkebar | |||
Janakpur | ||||
South end | Jatahi | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Nepal | |||
Provinces | Madhesh Province | |||
Districts | Dhanusha District | |||
Highway system | ||||
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National Highway 22 (Jatahi-Janakpur-Dhalkebar) is a 40-kilometre (25 mi) national highway in Nepal, located in Madhesh Province. [1] [2]
NH22 is a six-lane, 40-kilometre (25 mi) highway [3] which starts on the Indo-Nepal border at Jatahi and runs north up to Janakpur Airport. The highway turns west near the airport and reaches Bindhi; from there it turns north and runs up to Janakpur Zero mile. From there the road goes straight to Dhalkebar crossing Laxminia Bazar. The NH21 terminates at Dhalkebar after meeting with NH01 (Mahendra Highway). On the Indo-Nepal border, the highway crosses the border and intersects National Highway 227 at Piparaun. [4]
# | Section | Length (km) | Status |
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1 | Dhalkebar–Laxminiya Bazar | 25.03 | Asphalt |
2 | Laxminiya Bazar–Zero Mile | 03.06 | Asphalt |
3 | Zero Mile–Bindhi | 01.55 | Asphalt |
4 | Bindhi–Jatahi | 14.00 | Gravel |