Road/Traffic Conditions in Uttarakhand
Thank you for your prompt responses Dilliwala and pkanti...would you also please comment on my itinerary in the "escape to kumaon" thread
Late Sept 12 Kathgodam to Chakouri
Am planning a trip around 24th Sept 2012. How about the road conditions from Kathgodam to Chakouri ? Time it will take by taxi ? Cost ? Any reliable cabbie that you may know from Kathgodam ? Thanks a lot.
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partly bad.....expect lil' bumpy overall after monsoon
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around 7hrs.......cost depends on the deal (hire & fire or book for entire trip), car type/model
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Before Monsoons, are the roads bad? And, when and where is the Ytra season causing issues.. Is this the Haridwar and beyond route, or all routes in Uttrakhand that become busy during the yatra season?
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As far as I remember, the Uttarakhand government (and earlier the UP government) used to perform maintenance work during the first quarter of every year and prepare the roads for the upcoming Yatra season. So, the roads used to be in good condition at the start of the Char Dham yatra with gradual deterioration due to heavy traffic in May and June. Usually the yatra traffic starts dwindling with the onset of monsoon in Uttarakhand i.e July, and by October it is almost one-tenth (may be less) as compared with the peak season.
Originally Posted by smakkar 
Before Monsoons, are the roads bad? And, when and where is the Ytra season causing issues.. Is this the Haridwar and beyond route, or all routes in Uttrakhand that become busy during the yatra season?
Before Monsoons, are the roads bad? And, when and where is the Ytra season causing issues.. Is this the Haridwar and beyond route, or all routes in Uttrakhand that become busy during the yatra season? There are few stretches that are prone to landslides post rains, which causes road blocks. I will furnish details in later post in this regard.
Not all routes get busy in Uttrakhand during the Yatra season. Haridwar-Uttarkashi and Haridwar-Joshimath highways recieve the maximum traffic.
Though it would be diffucult to quantify, I would say that the Kumaon region's traffic is about 25% of the Garhwal region's traffic, even during the peak tourist season.
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It has started raining in the hills ! Major roadblocks are expected due to landslides...
Advisable to avoid Chardham Yatra during rainy months.
Advisable to avoid Chardham Yatra during rainy months.
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Thank God ! welcome news delhiwala. Hope dewindling water reserviours would be recharging soon for good.
Originally Posted by delhiwala It has started raining in the hills ! .
It has started raining in the hills ! . BTW is this proper monsoon or pre-monsoon showers.
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it rained nicely at/around Rishikesh in morning and at noon...
pretty pre monsoon and local disturbance 
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Originally Posted by cityMONK ...
BTW is this proper mansoon or pre-mansoon showers.
...BTW is this proper mansoon or pre-mansoon showers.
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yes, monsoon is yet to arrive but what matters is water falling from skies, the more the merrier...the heat and dust had made life miserable!
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you are still very very lucky.. imagine the plight of people living in plains
Originally Posted by jituyadav ...., the more the merrier...the heat and dust had made life miserable!
...., the more the merrier...the heat and dust had made life miserable! 
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