Bethuadahari by Road

Bethuadahari is just 150 kms from our house. In 2007 it had taken us just 3 hours. We were on our way to Darjeeling. Ever since I had wanted to spend a night in the forest. The opportunity came last Saturday when I got a confirmed booking in the forest bungalow there through the good office of Mr A.K. Bhaumik who pulled the right strings in Writers' Building and got the DFO to allot me a room in their commercial guest house called "Bedu Inn". I think they deliberately misspelt Bedwin lest anyone thought Beds were available for winning.
Back to the journey. It took us seven hours, thanks to some work on Ranaghat level crossing and the resultant traffic jam that stretched over 20/30 km. We faced it first near Borho Jaguli where police had actually stopped the trucks. We couldn't understand why the vehicles were stopped there. Later we realised that it was perhaps to prevent more jam ahead. Between Shimurali and Chakdah things came to a grinding halt till we discovered a side lane to the left of the highway. Through the village lanes and by lanes we managed to by-pass Ranaghat town and somehow managed to reach Bethua four hours behind schedule.