National Highway 32 (India)
National highway in India
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National Highway 32 (NH 32) is a National Highway in India. It starts from Chennai and terminates at Kanyakumari.[1] It is also known as East Coast Road.
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 Map of National Highway 32 in red | ||||
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Part of  AH20 | ||||
| Length | 657 km (408 mi) | |||
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| North end | Chennai | |||
| South end | Kanyakumari | |||
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| Country | India | |||
| States | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | |||
| Primary destinations | Tambaram, Perungalathur, Chengalpattu, Tindivanam, Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Sirkali, Akkur, Tharangambadi, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupet, Adirampattinam, Manamelkudi, Mimisal, Thondi, Devipattinam, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Uvari,Kanyakumari | |||
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History
Originally, the highway terminated at Nagapattinam. The highway was extended up to Thoothukudi as per a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 5 December 2017.[2] The highway was further extended up to Kanyakumari in July 2022.[3]
On 6 April 2026, a portion of a bridge spanning the Kollidam River between Kollidam and Chidambaram, along the Villupuram–Nagapattinam (NH-32) in Tamil Nadu, subsided by approximately 20 ft (6.1 m). The incident was attributed to a failure in the bridge’s foundation.[4][5]
Route
The highway starting from its junction with NH-48 near Chennai connecting Chengalpattu, Tindivanam, Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Akkur, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Adirampattinam, Manamelkudi, Thondi, Devipattinam, Ramanathapuram bypass, Thiruppullani, Keelakarai, Ervadi, Valinokkam, Sayalgudi, Vembar, Vaippar, Kulathur, Veppalodai, Pattina, Maruthur, Thoothukudi, Mudivaithanendal, Tiruchendur, Kulasekharapatnam, Uvari, Kudankulam, Anjugramam and terminating at its junction with NH-44 near Karungulam .[6][7]
Junctions
NH 48 Terminal near Chennai.
NH 132B near Chengalpattu
NH 132 near Tindivanam
NH 77 near Tindivanam
NH 332 near Puducherry
NH 332A near Puducherry
NH 532 near Cuddalore
NH 81 near Chidambaram
NH 136B near Sirkazhi
NH 83 near Nagapattinam- NH 83 near Thiruthuraipoondi
NH 85 near Tondi
NH 536 near Devipattinam
NH 87 near Ramanathapuram
NH 38 near Thoothukudi
NH 138 near Thoothukudi
NH 44 Near Anjukaramam (Karungulam)
Four-laning
National Highway 32 is being developed as a four-lane highway in multiple contract packages, including the Puducherry–Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam–Thoothukudi and Thoothukudi–Tiruchendur-Kanyakumari stretches, as part of phased corridor development along the East Coast Road to improve freight movement and regional connectivity.[8][9][10][11]
