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The distance from Bhopal to Sagar is 180 kms and the road is in excellent condition. We started at 8:30 AM from Bhopal and it took me about 2 hrs 45 minutes to reach Sagar with a 15 min break at Raisen. The route was beautiful with picture book scenery on both sides of the road. There were fields after fields of various crops on undulating land, and it felt like you were driving through golf courses. There were small huts in the middle of the green fields, with a solitary mango tree for shade. It was just beautiful. It was the 26th of Jan, 2008 that day, and throughout the journey we saw Indias Republic day being celebrated with enthusiasm. School children were holding flag marches, with flag hoisting and functions at all the village choupals and grounds. The scenes took me back to time when I used to take part in these activities as a school kid. Once we reached Sagar there was a bit of confusion. There were no sign boards and no directions, and I had to ask the way out of Chattarpur at least 5 different times. One has to cross 3 railway crossings, and if you are unlucky then you may find all three closed like I did on my way back. These crossings are a real challenge of your driving skills, and if you come out unscathed then hats off to you. My car had a nasty bang at the first crossing. It took about 20 minutes to cross Sagar since it was very crowded, the traffic is very slow, and everybody walked right onto the road. Horns are of no use, probably because everyone was deaf, and I felt like getting out of car and pleading them PLEASE GIVE ME WAY...! You have to ask for Makroni chouraha for the road to Chattarpur. I later came to know that there was another way, which bypassed these 3 railway crossings and takes you to Makroni chouraha directly. But I am still not sure of this. The distance from Sagar to Chattarpur is about 165 kms and the road is pretty much OK. A lot of patchwork has been performed on the pot holes, so you wont find craters on the roads for which MP is notoriously famous for. The road got narrow in between and it is there that life got difficult as I was driving my own car. I had to constantly get off the road since approaching trucks and jeeps wouldnt give me any space. But it was mostly manageable. Sagar to Chattarpur took me about 3 and half hours with a break of 30 minutes for lunch. We had packed lunch from home, so we stopped the car near a field with a big Banyan tree. We sat down under the Banyan tree, spread a bed sheet, and enjoyed the lunch and the cool breeze. It was a good picnic. I think holidays are about spending quality time with your near ones. The landscape changed to dry land and forest in between Sagar and Chattarpur. There were a couple of Ghat sections on this route at which we had to be a bit careful. The jeeps, which ply between villages, were very recklessly driven.