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Thuraiyur–Pachamalai Ghat Road contains 14 hairpin bends and is situated in Tiruchirapalli district. Valparai Ghat Road – This road in Coimbatore district begins at Monkey Falls and has 40 hairpin bends. Dhimbam Ghat Road – A 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) road with 27 hairpin bends, located along the Western Ghats and close to the Eastern Ghats.
Sigur Ghat road climbing up from Mudumalai. Many Ghat Roads can be found in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, Southern India. Nearly all of the district is located in the Nilgiri Hills, part of the Western Ghats mountains. This area borders the states of Karnataka and Kerala. The hills consequently can be reached by road from three states.
The name Western Ghats derives from the word ghat and the cardinal direction in which it is located with respect to the Indian mainland. Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context, could either refer to a range of stepped hills such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats, or a series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf.
It is derived from Sanskrit, "ghaṭṭa" (Sanskrit: गट्टः).It means an embankment or a landing place. [2]Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context could either refer to a range of stepped-hill such as Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats; or the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such bathing or cremation place along the banks of a ...
State Highways in Tamil Nadu The Kodaikanal Ghat Road has been designated by the Tamil Nadu State Highway Department as SH-156 . It begins at 10°9′10″N 77°41′30″E / 10.15278°N 77.69167°E / 10.15278; 77.69167 on the Grand Southern Trunk Road (NH-45), about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Batlagundu and ends at Kodaikanal ...
The old ghat road was laid in 1944, other was opened in 1974. Old ghat road route is used for vehicles from Tirumala to Tirupati and new ghat road is from Tirupati to Tirumala. The starting point of the road to go up Tirumala hills is Alipiri and it is overlooked by an immense statue of Garuda in an anjili pose .
The origin of the English 'ghat' is Sanskrit: घट्ट, ghaṭṭa and is normally translated as ghaṭ, quay, landing or bathing place, as well as, steps by a river-side. [3] The word 'ghat' has also been derived from Dravidian etymons such as Telugu kaṭṭa and gaṭṭu (dam and embankment) derived from kaṭṭu meaning "to tie". [4]
Kodai Ghat Road Dindigul 56.80 SH157 OSM: Attur - Perambalur Road Perambalur 3.40 KM 49/6 to KM 53/0, KM 0/0 to KM 49/6 upgraded as NH136 SH158 OSM: Mettur Thermal Power Plant Edappadi 5.40 SH159 OSM: Pallapatti - Suramangalam Road Salem 2.20 SH160 Ayothiyapattinam - Belur - Kilakkadu Road 54.60 Downgraded as MDR1044 SH161 OSM: Namakkal ...