Ram - Janaki Path
| Ram - Janaki Path | |
|---|---|
| राम-जानकी पथ | |
| Ram - Janaki Marg | |
| Route information | |
| Existed | Proposed–present |
| Major junctions | |
| Tourist loop around Sitamarhi and Ayodhya | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| Highway system | |
| Four lines | |
Ram - Janaki Path (Devanagari: राम-जानकी पथ) is a proposed national highway in India between the two culturally tied cities of Sitamarhi and Ayodhya.[1] It is also called as Ram - Janaki Marg. The project of this national highway aims to promote religious tourism of the Ramayana circuit and improve the transportation network in these areas. The length of the highway will be 240 kilometer long and its width will be 70 meter. It will pass through the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 6155 crores.[2][3] It is a four lines highway project. The project was approved by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Ramnavami in the month of April in 2025.[4]
Description
The project for the Ram Janaki Path is divided into two stretches in states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, informed the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of 2025 in the month of March in the parliament of India that the two stretches of the project would be completed by May and December 2027 in states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh respectively.[5]
The project of the Ram Janaki Path highway is extended upto Bhithamore border near the Indo - Nepal border line in the Sitamarhi district of Bihar in India.[5]
References
- ^ "MP: Saran to be connected with Ram-Janki Path". The Times of India. 2021-06-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Ram-Janaki Path: बिहार को मोदी सरकार का बड़ा तोहफा, अयोध्या से सीतामढ़ी तक बनेगा राम-जानकी पथ". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Bihar: राम भरोसे 240 किमी लंबी Ram Janki Path, पूर्वी चंपारण में अधिग्रहण रुका; बदल सकता है सड़क का एलाइनमेंट - Acquisition stopped for Ram Janaki Path in East Champaran NHAI Project". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "रामनवमी पर मोदी सरकार का तोहफा, अयोध्या से माता सीता की सीतामढ़ी तक राम-जानकी मार्ग". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ a b Service, Express News (2025-03-21). "Power corridor | House apprised on U.P-Bihar road project". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-11-23.