The width of Punjab
NH 7 crosses Punjab from Bathinda in the south-west through Barnala, Sangrur and Patiala to the tricity of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. At about 208 km, most households can be loaded in Bathinda at dawn and placed in a tricity home by evening, though a late start may push delivery to the next morning. Agree the plan with the mover in writing, and ask whether your goods will travel in a dedicated vehicle.
Leaving Bathinda
If you're leaving the cantonment, the refinery township or campus housing, arrange the vehicle pass and handover before the date. Homes near the old bazaars and the fort may need a smaller vehicle to bring goods to a truck on a wider road; Model Town, Civil Lines and the newer colonies are easier.
Mohali, Chandigarh or Panchkula
The tricity is three cities with different rules. Chandigarh's planned sectors have wide roads and many government houses; Mohali has newer sectors and high-rise societies; Panchkula, across the Haryana border, has its own sectors and is the furthest from Punjab's side. Zirakpur and the southern edge of Mohali come first from NH 7. Tell the mover which city and sector you're moving to; our guide to moving to Chandigarh explains how they differ.
Truck timings and building rules
Goods vehicles face timing limits on many tricity roads, so unloading may need to be early in the morning or in the evening. Government houses have allotment and handover steps, and societies in Mohali, Zirakpur and Panchkula ask for notice, set moving hours and a booked lift; our guide to society NOCs and lift bookings explains what to ask.
Fog, smoke and the calendar
In October and November, smoke from crop burning can haze much of the route, and in December and January dense fog often covers NH 7 until mid-morning. Summers, roughly April to June, are very hot. Gurpurabs, Lohri, Diwali and the winter wedding season keep crews busy at both ends.
February to March is usually the most comfortable window.
Service families and transfers
Many moves on this route are postings from Bathinda's cantonment to Chandimandir and the tricity's offices, or government and corporate transfers. If your unit or employer is paying, ask what documents they need; every mover we work with provides a GST invoice.
Packing for a full day on the road
Ask for wooden furniture to be wrapped in blankets with corner protection, mattresses and sofas covered against dust, electronics packed in padded cartons and heavy cartons loaded low. Label each carton with the room it's going to, and keep documents, jewellery and medicines in your own bag.
Settling in
Find out how water and power backup work in the new home, plan heating for winter nights, and book internet as soon as you have the address. Punjabi and Hindi are spoken at both ends, and English is common in tricity offices.