There is another route from Bhadrachalam to Bailadila, Kirandul and eventually this road connects to NH16. This is how the road goes:

From Bhadrachalam the road goes exactly in opposite direction along the banks of godavari --> Chinnanallaballi ---> sharp right turn towards chhatisgarh border ---> Gollapalli ---> Kistaram --> Elmagonda ---> Chintalnar ---> Jagargonda ---> Kirandul ---> Dantewada --> Gadam ---> NH16

Did any one travel on this route? Apparantley this is a very short route to Bailadila (Kirandul) it is only 145 Kms from Bhadrachalam. However the Hyderabad Bailadila APSRTC bus from Bhadrachalam takes about 264 kms to reach bailadila (I'm not sure which route it takes from Bhadrachalam).

This route is through the actual naxal stronghold so should be fun.

Answered by rajadhipati , an ibibo Citizen, at 5:32 PM on November 18, 2009