National Highway 7 (India)

National Highway 7 (NH 7) is a highway connecting Fazilka (Punjab) to Mana (Uttarakhand) in India. It passes through the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The NH-7 (old NH-58) connects Hindu pilgrim centres of Rishikesh, Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Joshimath and Badrinath with Dehradun and Chandigarh. Pilgrims travelling to Sri Hemkunt Sahib take a diversion from Govindghat which lies on NH-7 between Joshimath and Badrinath.

The road is generally closed during the winter months of December, January, February and March in the upper reaches of the Himalayas through which National Highway 7 passes. This road goes to Mana Pass near the India-Tibetan border.

Route
The route of national highway 7 transits through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand in India. This national highway is about 845 km long.

Punjab
NH7 starts from India-Pakistan Border, connecting Fazilka, Abohar, Malout, Giddarbaha, Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Barnala, Sangrur, Patiala, Rajpura, Banur, Zirakpur, and up to Haryana border in the state of Punjab.

Haryana
NH7 links Panchkula near Zirakpur with Shahzadpur and Naraingarh in the state of Haryana.

Himachal Pradesh
NH7 links Kala Amb with Paonta Sahib in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Uttarakhand
NH 7 connects Dehradun, Rishikesh, Devaprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Badrinath, Mana at Indo/Tibet border in the state of Uttarakhand.

Junctions

 * Punjab
 * near Abohar.
 * near Malout
 * near Malout
 * near Bathinda
 * near Bathinda
 * near Rampura Phul
 * near Barnala
 * near Sangrur
 * near Rajpura
 * near Banur
 * near Zirakpur


 * Haryana
 * near Panchkula
 * near Shahzadpur


 * Himachal Pradesh
 * near Nahan
 * near Paonta Sahib
 * near Paonta Sahib


 * Uttarakhand
 * near Herbertpur
 * near Dehradun
 * near Rishikesh
 * near Maletha
 * near Srinagar
 * near Rudraprayag
 * near Karnaprayag
 * near Chamoli.

Termination point is near Mana village at an elevation of about 3200 m.