Shiradi is a village on the

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

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section of

National Highway 75 The following highways are numbered 75: International * Asian Highway 75 * European route E75 Afghanistan * Kandahar-Boldak Highway (A75) Australia * Cobb Highway, NSW * Northern Highway, Victoria Brazil * SP-75 Canada * Manitoba Highway ...

(Old

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). The village is situated in

Puttur taluk Puttur Taluk is a taluka in Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The headquarters is the town of Puttur. There are thirty-seven Panchayat villages in Puttur Taluka. * Ariyadka * Aryapu * Badagannuru * Bajathuru * Balnadu ...

(

Kadaba taluq Kadaba is a taluk of Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, India. It is located 82 km towards East from District headquarters Mangalore, 31 km from Puttur, 38 km from Sullia and 272 km from State capital Bangalore. ...

) of

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...

district. The nearest town is

Nelliyadi Nellyadi is a small town located in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.This small town Located 275 km far from Bangalore and 70 km far from port city Mangalore. Nellyadi situated under the beauty of Western Ghat. The nearest ghat is Sh ...

which is at a distance of approximately 15 km. The ghat 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. It was upgraded by the

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at a cost of 260 million. Elephants have also been sighted on the road. In 2012, the

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sought help from the

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to bore a tunnel through the ghat. Later, the State Government released money to keep the road motorable during rains. 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 12,000 crore would be executed with financial assistance from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

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 Yedakumari is the place in Sakleshpur taluk in the midst of western ghats in the state of Karnataka, India. There is a railway station here. The place lies en route Mangalore to Bangalore railway line and is the most fascinating stretch of the ...

are the popular trekking spots.

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Villages in Dakshina Kannada district Villages in Hassan district {{DakshinaKannada-geo-stub