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{{Infobox road<br />
| country = IND<br />
| image = <br />
| type = NH<br />
| route = 544H<br />
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3<br />
|title=National Highway 544H|text= Map of National Highway '''544H''' in red}}<br />
| map_custom = yes<br />
| length_km = 94<br />
| direction_a = North<br />
| terminus_a = [[Thoppur]]<br />
| junction = <br />
| direction_b = South<br />
| terminus_b = [[Erode]]<br />
| destinations = [[Mettur]]<br />
| states = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| spur_type = NH<br />
| spur_of = 44<br />
| previous_type = NH<br />
| previous_route = 44<br />
| next_route = 544<br />
| next_type = NH<br />
}}<br />
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'''National Highway 544H''', commonly referred to as '''NH 544H''' is a [[National Highway (India)|national highway]] of [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/176522.pdf|title=New national highway NH 544H notification|website=[[The Gazette of India]] - [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=9 Oct 2018}}</ref> It starts from [[NH 44]] near Thoppur, passes through [[Mettur]], [[Bhavani, Tamil Nadu|Bhavani]] and terminates at [[NH 381A]] in [[Erode]]. It intersects [[NH 544]] near [[Lakshmi Nagar, Erode]].<ref name="statewise details of NH">{{cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2923|title=State-wise details of National Highways|publisher=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=28 October 2017|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="statewise length of NH">{{cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways as on 30.07.2017|publisher=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=28 October 2017|location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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== Route ==<br />
The highway starts from NH 44 near Thoppur and passes through Mecheri, [[Mettur]], Ammapettai, [[Bhavani, Tamil Nadu|Bhavani]] and terminates at NH 381A in [[Erode]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Junctions == <br />
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: {{jct|NH|44|country=IND}} Terminal near Thoppur.<ref name=":0" /><br />
: {{jct|NH|544|country=IND}} near [[Lakshmi Nagar, Erode]].<br />
: {{jct|NH|381A|country=IND}} near [[Central Bus Terminus, Erode]].<br />
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== Project development ==<br />
Post declaration of this national highway on 6 June 2017, process of 4 laning of road has been taken up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://infracon.nic.in/WriteReadData/consultantprojectsDPR/606_FileM5152623523.pdf|title=Four laning and Strengthening of NH544H|website=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ]]|access-date=9 Oct 2018}}</ref><br />
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Recently in 2022, the stretch from Thoppur to R.N.Pudur in Erode has been sanctioned for upgrading into 2 lane with paved shoulders for a length of 85km under 4 packages and the work is in progress.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of national highways in India]]<br />
* [[List of national highways in India by state]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/8791667 NH 544H on OpenStreetMap]<br />
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{{Indian Highways Network}}<br />
{{IND NH44 sr}}<br />
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[[Category:National highways of India]]<br />
[[Category:National highways in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Erode]]<br />
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