National Highway 68 is a National Highway in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 entirely within the state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. It runs between Ulundurpettai

Ulundurpettai

Ulundurpet is a panchayat town in Villupuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Ulundurpet is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.Ulundurpet is one of the taluk headquarters in the southern region of Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu....

 and Salem in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 for a total of 134 km (83.3 mi). It connects with NH 7 and NH 47 at Salem. NH 68 connects NH 45 and SH 69 at Ulundurpettai.

Traffic

NH 68 is one of the under maintained road with lots of pot holes formed during the monsoon. The stretch between Thalaivasal

Thalaivasal

Thalaivasal is a village, block headquarter and State Assembly Seat in Salem district, Tamil Nadu - India.-Etymology:In Tamil the word Thalai means Head and Vasal means entrance...

 and Attur

Attur

Attur is a town, municipality and capital of Attur Taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Etymology:The name of the town derives from the word "Aaru", meaning "River" and "Oor", meaning "Town/City/village" - Vasishta Nadi...

 used to smell due to discharges from Sago factories. This has been eliminated by economic development and enforcement.

This NH is currently planned to be upgraded to 4 Lane. Reliance Energy has won this project and have started the work. This includes 7 by pass roads in major town areas across the NH.

NH 68 connects Salem, Coimbatore

Coimbatore

Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

, Erode

Erode

Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...

, Tirupur

Tirupur

Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial...

 and the cities around these areas with Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

.

Towns connected

Ulundurpettai

Ulundurpettai

Ulundurpet is a panchayat town in Villupuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Ulundurpet is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.Ulundurpet is one of the taluk headquarters in the southern region of Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu....

, Elavanasur, Tiyagai Durgam, Kallakurichi, Chinnasalem

Chinnasalem

Chinnasalem is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Chinnasalem had a population of 19519. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chinnasalem has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of...

, Thalaivasal

Thalaivasal

Thalaivasal is a village, block headquarter and State Assembly Seat in Salem district, Tamil Nadu - India.-Etymology:In Tamil the word Thalai means Head and Vasal means entrance...

, Kattukottai, Attur

Attur

Attur is a town, municipality and capital of Attur Taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Etymology:The name of the town derives from the word "Aaru", meaning "River" and "Oor", meaning "Town/City/village" - Vasishta Nadi...

, Vazhapadi

Vazhapadi

Vazhapadi is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Valappadi had a population of 16,121. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Valappadi has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:...

 & Salem