NH 70
Sadiqabad–Gadra Road Highway
311 km
Open
Rajasthan
National Highway
Route
NH 70 runs 311 km from Sadiqabad, Rajasthan to Gadra Road, Rajasthan.
Crosses Rajasthan.
Through Sadiqabad and Gadra Road.
Why it matters
Roads in the border desert exist as much for security and for the isolated villages along them as for through traffic. This is one of those roads.
History
National Highway 70 runs through the western desert of Rajasthan towards Gadra Road, a small settlement in Barmer district close to the international border. It is a thinly trafficked road across open sand country, and its main users are the villages strung along it and the security forces who patrol the frontier.
Good to know
- Runs through the far western desert of Barmer district.
- Gadra Road, at its end, sits close to the India–Pakistan border.
- One of the emptiest national highways in the country — long stretches have no settlement at all.
- It serves border villages that have very few other road links.
On the road
Remote. Fuel, water and mobile coverage are all unreliable. Some areas near the border need permits, so check locally before travelling.