The 474-km road twists, winds, and curls along as the rubber burns the asphalt. Luxury cars swerve to a side when another vehicle manifests at an unexpected curve on the two-lane route which is — hard to believe — a national highway (NH).
Ficus, mostly banyan (Ficus Benghalensis) and cluster fig (Ficus Racemosa) of all sizes and shapes stand on both sides of the NH-163 between Moinabad of Rangareddy district and Manneguda of Vikarabad district, via Chevella, in Telangana.
The road leads to the village Ravulapally in Ranga Reddy district on one side and to Bhoopalapatnam road in Chhattisgarh on the other.