National Highway 66 (India) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

National Highway 66 is a National Highway in India

India

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. This is the main National Highway to connect Pondicherry with Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

. This highway is a shame with pot holes and craters the size of baby swimming pools. Commuters find it impossible to drive on this route. The government of Tamil Nadu for some odd reason hasn't still made even a note of the pathetic condition of this so called "NH66". It starts from India Gandhi Square in Pondicherry and runs North West till Dindivanam, then runs Westward till Uthangarai

Uthangarai

Uthangarai is a Taluk, Town Panchayat in Krishnagiri district in the Tamil Nadu state of India.Also now Uthangarai has been announced as Constituency for State Legislative Assembly Election, with population around 1,85,000 Also it is a Reserved Constituency . This town comprises 185 revenue villages...

via Thiruvannamalai and then joins NH 46

National Highway 46 (India)

National Highway 46 is located in India. It runs from Krishnagiri to Ranipet in Tamil Nadu. It passes through Vellore and it is an important connecting road for vehicles travelling between Chennai and Bangalore...

at Krishnagiri

Krishnagiri

-Tourism:Thousands of visitors visit Krishnagiri each year. Majority come from Hosur/Bangalore and Chennai. KRP dam constructed in 1960's during the rule of the then Chief Minister Kamaraj located near the town, is a nice picnic spot. Nearby, Sayed Basha hills has a fort that was the fortress of...

. NH 46

National Highway 46 (India)

starts from NH 7

National Highway 7 (India)

National Highway 7, commonly referred to as NH 7, is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu....

which is at 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) from the junction of NH-66. The total length runs to 214 km (133 mi).
The 38.61 km (24 mi) distance between Pondicherry and Dindivanam is widened into four lanes by Maytas

Maytas

Maytas refers to a group of companies founded by B. Ramalinga Raju. It includes Maytas Properties and Maytas Infra Limited.-Maytas Properties:...

- NCC Consortium.

Route

Pondicherry - Thiruchitrambalam - Kiliyanur

Kiliyanur

-Geography:It is located at at an elevation of 17 m from MSL.There is also another Kiliyanur in Villupuram District.....

- Tindivanam

Tindivanam

Tindivanam is a town and a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Important roads from north to south Tamil Nadu pass through Tindivanam and similarly from west to east.-History:Tindivanam is a Selection grade Municipal Town...

- Vallam

Vallam

Vallam is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Vallam is located at . It has an average elevation of 75 metres .-Demographics:...

- Gingee

Gingee

Gingee is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The nearest town with a railway station is Tindivanam, 28 km away....

- Pennathur

Pennathur

Pennathur is a panchayat town in Tiruvannamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Pennathur had a population of 8014. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pennathur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of...

- Tiruvannamalai

Tiruvannamalai

Thiruvannamalai is a pilgrimage Temple city and special grade municipality in Thiruvannamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Thiruvannamalai district. Thiruvannamalai is home to the Annamalaiyar Temple located at the foot of the Annamalai hill and...

- Pachal - Chengam

Chengam

Chengam is a township in Tiruvanamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.- Geography :Chengam is located at . It has an average elevation of 272 metres .- Demographics :...

- Singarapettai

Singarapettai

Singarapettai is a town near Krishnagiri in India. About 5 km from are a dam and a park named "Pambar". Another dam named "Sathanur" is about 30 km from Singarapettei. Other attractions include a Perumal temple on the top of mountain, and a dense forest with various wild animals.The place...

- Uthangarai

Uthangarai

- Samalpatti

Samalpatti

-Location:National Highway 66 passes through Samalpatti. Samalpatti has a railway station too, which falls in the Salem railway division.Nearest airports are Salem Airport and Bangalore International Airport.-External links:* *...

- Mathur - Kannandahalli - Krishnagiri

Krishnagiri

Route

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