The country’s longest Marine Drive is in Gujarat. Its length is around 214 kilometers. It takes 4 hours to complete this journey.
New Delhi. Who doesn’t like driving a car on Marine Drive? The joy and thrill of traveling along the waves of the sea is something else. But the problem is that whether it is Mumbai or Chennai, there is no Marine Drive longer than 10-20 kilometers and for travel lovers, this distance brings only a few moments of thrill. But, today we introduce you to the country’s largest Marine Drive, where you can enjoy this thrill for hours.
The country’s longest Marine Drive is about 214 kilometers long. Obviously, it will take you hours to cover this distance. If we talk about time, it takes about 4 hours to complete the journey on this Marine Drive. But, you do not realize this time because the view is so beautiful and exciting that you do not even realize the journey and when the destination comes in front of you.
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The road goes from Dwarka to Somnath
Actually, this Marine Drive is known as National Highway 51 (NH51). NH51 is in Gujarat and its journey starts from Lord Krishna’s city Dwarka and reaches the court of Baba Somnath, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. It takes you about 4 hours to cross this 214 km long highway. Although this highway is 551 km long, but 214 km of it is completed along the Arabian Sea.
What is special about the highway
Actually, NH51 is built on the banks of Arabian Sea, on one side of which there is the raging sea and on the other side the miles of desert of Gujarat increases your excitement. Earlier this highway was of 2 lanes, which has been converted into 4 lanes in the year 2016. This highway is special in terms of tourism and through this, business also gets a good boost.
The journey is going to be more fun
The journey from NH51 or Dwarka to Somnath is going to be even more exciting and fun. The Gujarat government has made preparations to plant trees on both sides of this highway. Under the scheme, a total of 40,000 trees will be planted and planting and caring for each tree for 3 years will cost Rs 3000. After this, this route will give you the feeling of Europe.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 5, 2024, 17:59 IST
