The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will formally open one lane of the 5.4km Dalkhola bypass along the NH12 (formerly NH34) in North Dinajpur district for traffic — apart from goods vehicles — by the end of this month for the ease of residents and tourists.
Residents of Dalkhola in North Dinajpur district as well as other districts of the region had for long wanted the bypass, the work of which had started in 2017, to be open for traffic.
In Dalkhola, the NH12 passes through the town and a railway level crossing. As over 70 passenger trains move through Dalkhola every day, along with goods trains,
