Shiraadi

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Shiradi is a village on the Mangalore to Bangalore section of National Highway 75 (Old NH 48). The village is situated in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The nearest town is Nelliyadi which is at a distance of approximately 15 km. The ghat is a section of Western ghats through which NH 75 passes is called Shiradi Ghat.

Shiraadi Ghat Road

The stretch of the National Highway passing through the Shiraadi Ghat is poorly maintained according to sources.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article394968.ece|title=NHAI to maintain 10 more stretches of highways|last=Kamila|first=Raviprasad|date=10 April 2010|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 April 2012|location=Mangalore}} It was upgraded by the National Highways Authority of India at a cost of {{INR}} 260 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/19/stories/2006111910210400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521091253/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/19/stories/2006111910210400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 May 2011|title=Rs. 26 crore for Shiraadi Ghat road |date=19 November 2006|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 April 2012|location=Bangalore}} Elephants have also been sighted on the road.{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/40251/tusker-found-crossing-nh-shiradi.html|title=Tusker found crossing NH in Shiradi Ghat stretch|date=8 December 2009|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=27 April 2012|location=Mangalore}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article65670.ece|title=Lone tusker sighted in Shiradi ghats|last=Belgaumkar |first=Govind|date=15 December 2009|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 April 2012|location=Mangalore}} In 2012, the Government of Karnataka sought help from the Japanese government to bore a tunnel through the ghat.{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_karnataka-govt-seeks-a-boring-solution-to-the-shiradi-ghat-problem_1681306|title=Karnataka govt seeks a boring solution to the Shiradi Ghat problem|date=27 April 2012|work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=27 April 2012|location=Bangalore}} Later, the State Government released money to keep the road motorable during rains.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3513869.ece |title=More funds promised for Shiradi Ghat road repair |work=The Hindu |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=13 June 2012 |location=Mangalore}}{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/bangalore/32155656_1_cm-dv-sadananda-gowda-laning-dakshina-kannada |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103081718/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/bangalore/32155656_1_cm-dv-sadananda-gowda-laning-dakshina-kannada |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Shirady Ghat will be shipshare during monsoon: CM |work=The Times of India |date=10 June 2012 |access-date=13 June 2012 |location=Mangalore}}

Shiradi Ghat will have a tunnel bypass road, the construction project will begin before December 2016. The proposed tunnel bypass road is expected to be 29 km and provides seamless travel through the ghat stretch with 6 tunnels and 10 bridges. The new project costing {{INR}}12,000 crore would be executed with financial assistance from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/tunnel-bypass-road-project-at-shiradi-ghat-to-begin-in-a-year/article7993942.ece|title=Tunnel bypass road project at Shiradi Ghat to begin in a year|date=16 December 2015|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=7 February 2016}}

=Popular spots=

Once you reach Shiradi, you need to travel a few hundred meters where you reach a bridge taking right there you need to start trekking to reach the spot "Ombathhu Gudda". Gundya, Kempuhole, Maranahalli, Kadamane tea estate, Heggadde, Donigal and Manjarabad Fort are the places located on the Shiradi Ghat. Aramane Betta, Venkatagiri, Mugilagiri, Are Betta and Yedakumeri are the popular trekking spots.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/head-for-the-hills-during-weekend/article1079742.ece |title = Head for the hills during weekend |access-date =26 December 2014 |publisher = The Hindu newspaper}}

References

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Category:Villages in Dakshina Kannada district

Category:Villages in Hassan district