National Highway 179A, commonly referred to as NH 179A, is a
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in
India, which comes under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India.
It is a
secondary route
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Industrial spur
An industr ...
of
National Highway 79. NH-179A traverses the state of
Tamil Nadu in India.
Route
Salem
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,
Harur
Harur is a third grade municipality in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of two revenue blocks in the district.
Geography
The town is in northern Tamil Nadu, with an average elevation of 350 meters (1148 feet). ...
,
Uthangarai
Uthangarai is a Taluk, Town Panchayat in Krishnagiri district in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Uthangarai had a total population of 15,393.
Demographics
India census
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,
Thirupathur,
Vaniyambadi.
Junctions
: Terminal near Salem.
: Terminal near Harur.
: near Uthangarai.
: Terminal near Vaniyambadi.
Project development
Four laning of national highway 179A has been taken up along stretch from Harur to Vaniyambadi. Salem to Harur stretch is part of Chennai - Salem greenfield highway project which is also part of
Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme. Chennai-Salem Greenfield Corridor under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project, is a 277.30 km highway that involves the development of the Tambaram to Harur Section of NH-179B, Harur to Salem Section of NH-179A, Chengalpattu to Kancheepuram Section of NH-132B, Semmampadi to Chetpet Section of NH-179D and Polur to Tiruvannamalai Section of NH-38.
See also
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List of National Highways in India
On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is a systematic numbering scheme based on the orientatio ...
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References
External links
NH 179A on OpenStreetMap
{{IND NH79 sr
National highways of India
National Highways in Tamil Nadu