Mehran Highway

Mehran Highway
مِهِراڻ ُ هاءِوي
Kumb–Nawabshah Road
Khairpur–Nawabshah Mehran Highway
Route information
Length: 131 km (81 mi)
Existed: 2014 – present
Major junctions
North end: Ranipur
South end: Nawabshah
Highway system

National Highways of Pakistan

Motorways of Pakistan

Mehran Highway (Sindhi: مِهِراڻ ُ هاءِوي‎) or Khairpur–Nawabshah Mehran Highway a.k.a. Kumb–Nawabshah Road is a two way broad road which connects Nawabshah to Khairpur. It passes through the towns and cities of Daur, Bandhi towns in Shaheed Benazir Abad District and Faiz Ganj (Pacca Chang), Kot lalu, Thari Mirwah, Ranipur in Khairpur District. Its distance from Nawabshah to Kumb is 131 kilometres (81 mi), which is 1 hour 58 minutes of travel; whereas, in north end it merges with N5 and its distance from Ranipur to Nawabshah is 132.2 kilometres (82.1 mi), which is 1 hour 57 minutes of travel.

History

Before construction of newly road of Mehran hihghway it was known as Kumb–Nawabshah Road. It was pending for 7 years and caused heavy environmental pollution due to redtapism and incomplete construction.[1] This highway was constructed by the Government of Sindh. It was completed at the end of June 2015 and was funded by Asian Development Bank.[2][3]

Accidents

Mehran highway is the only road which connects Nawabshah to Khairpur districts. Moreover, it is the shortcut to reach Sukkur rather than the national highway. Unauthorized vehicles which travel from northern parts of Pakistan such as Panjab, KPK, Fata, AJK to southern part of Pakistan Karachi often use this provincial highway of Sindh. Therefore, deadly accidents have occurred on many occasions.[4][5][6][7] A passenger bus from Uch Sharif Bahawalpur overturned and slipped off the road on Mehran highway near Sui Gas bus stop within the jurisdiction of Thari Mirwah police station.[8] On 24 August 2014 a coach coming from Punjab to Karachi collided at Kot lalu with a van of Thari city which was traveling form Karachi to Thari Mirwah; 10 passengers including one woman were killed on the spot and 11 other injured all these passengers were native of Thari Mirwah[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mehran Highway pending for 7 years". The Express Tribune News Network. Express Tribune. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ↑ AMIN AHMED (16 November 2014). "Asian Bank to help build road network in Sindh". Dawn. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ↑ https://lubpak.com/archives/131546
  4. ↑ PPI (21 July 2015). "Reckless driving: 8 killed, 178 injured in road accidents". The Express Tribune News Network. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/859103/tragedy-in-khairpur-reckless-driving-claims-14-lives/
  6. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/859567/with-two-more-deaths-khairpur-bus-accident-toll-rises-to-16/
  7. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/858954/sindhs-deadly-highway-fatal-bus-on-the-wrong-highway-without-a-permit/
  8. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1037108
  9. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/753128/speed-kills-road-accident-claims-10-lives/

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