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3-562: Karanthur is a small town on Wayanad Road (NH 766) near Kunnamangalam , Kerala , India . Karanthur is administered by Kunnamangalam Grama Panchayat. The Punoor puzha , or the Punoor River passes through this locality. This article related to a location in Kozhikode district , Kerala , India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Highway 766 (India) National Highway 766 (NH 766) (previously NH-212)
6-749: Is a National Highway in Southern India . NH 766 connects Kozhikode in Kerala with Kollegal in Karnataka via Mysore . Of the total distance of 272 km, 117 km is in Kerala and 155 is in Karnataka. At Kollegal , it joins National Highway 948 , which connects Bengaluru and Coimbatore . The highway passes through dense forests of Western ghats of India. The NH-766 passes through 19.7 km Bandipur National Park and Wayanad wild life sanctuary. The section of
9-634: The road from Lakkidi in Wayanad to Adivaram ( Thamarassery ) called as Thamarassery Churam (A hill highway with nine hairpin bends) offers a scenic drive. The Karnataka government banned night traffic through the road passing through Bandipur National Park as conservationists argued that it is disturbing the wildlife from 9 P.M up to 6 A.M. It is closed for 2 wheelers from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M. The alternate road to use during night hours is, leave NH 766 at Kalpetta and proceed to Mysore through Mananthavady , Kutta, Gonikoppal , and Hunsur . This alternate route
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