28/01/2017
India to Thailand on wheels!
In no time you'll be dumping all those pricey flights to Thailand from India and planning a wondrous road trip! Don't be surprised as the Myawaddy-Thinggan Nyenaung-Kawkareik section of the Asian Highway Number 1 connecting India and Thailand via Myanmar is functional now, making it all possible. Bangkok, undeniably, is one of the most favoured foreign destinations for Indians to travel to and with this super highway in action now, footfall from India is expected to increase by leaps and bounds. A road trip scores over air travel because of another factor; the picturesque mountains in the northeast as well as the splendid pagodas in Bagan and Yangon that you can witness enroute, making each minute of this journey memorable.
India to Thailand on wheels!
Quick facts:
The construction of this Asian Highway commenced in the year 2012 with the support of Thailand government.
The Myawaddy-Thinggan Nyenaung-Kawkareik section is a 25.6 km-long stretch.
Once this trilateral highway is completely functional, it will lessen the travel time between Thinggan Nyenaung and Kawkareik from three hours to only 45 minutes.
This super highway will connect Moreh (Manipur) in India to Thailand's Maesot through Myanmar's Tamu, Mandalay and Myawaddy.
The highway is a division of the East-West economic corridor of the Greater Mekong Sub region.
