National Highway 32 (NH 32) is a National Highway in India. It starts from Chennai and terminates at Kanyakumari.MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (PDF) on 22 March 2023 It is also known as East Coast Road.
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. The highway was further extended up to Kanyakumari in July 2022.
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 . The incident was attributed to a failure in the bridge’s foundation.
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 .
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.
See also List of national highways in India List of national highways in India by state
References
External links NH 32 on OpenStreetMap