National Highway 204 is a National Highway in India

India

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 that runs entirely within the state of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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. Its western terminal is in Ratnagiri

Ratnagiri

Ratnāgiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan.The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east...

 near the intersection of NH 17

National Highway 17 (India)

National Highway 17, commonly referred to as NH 17, now renamed as NH 66, is a busy National Highway in India that runs roughly north-south along the western coast of India, parallel to western ghats. It connects Panvel, near Mumbai to Kochi, passing through the states of Maharashtra, Goa,...

 and the eastern terminal is in Nagpur

Nagpur

Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...

 at the intersection of NH 7

National Highway 7 (India)

National Highway 7, commonly referred to as NH 7, is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu....

. The total length of the highway NH 204 is 974 km.

The highway passes through the Western Ghats

Western Ghats

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 (Sahyadri mountains) and is an important arterial road connecting the Konkan

Konkan

The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...

 region with Western Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidharbha.

In 2009, NHAI has announced extension of NH204 to Nagpur

Nagpur

Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...

 via Kolhapur-Sangli

Sangli

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- Solapur

Solapur

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-Tuljapur

Tuljapur

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-Latur

LaTur

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-Nanded

Nanded

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-Yavatmal

Yavatmal

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-Wardha

Wardha

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-Nagpur

Nagpur

Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...

 and connect it to National Highway 7 near Nagpur. The entire NH204 highway has been included in the national highway mega projects for upgradation to 4-lane. Out of this, the work for 4 lanning of Kolhapur-Sangli stretch of 44.7 km has been initiated by Maharashtra government at a cost of INR 145 crores (INR 1.45 Billion).

Till 2009, NH204 was 126 km long highway which connected Ratnagiri to Kolhapur.

The most important cities on this highway are: Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Latur, Nanded and Nagpur.

External links

• NH 204 Map

See also

• List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
• National Highways Development Project
  National Highways Development Project
  The National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...