IIT-ISM controlled blasting technique facilitating in road construction in Himalayas

IIT-ISM, Dhanbad will make it possible to construct roads on the difficult and dormant peaks of the Himalayas. With this new controlled blasting technique developed by Professor A K Mishra, Department of Mining Engineering IIT-ISM will provide immense support for the road project in Uttarakhand.

Four engineers of Border Road Organisation (BRO) are taking technical training of controlled blasting at IIT-ISM Dhanbad to start the road project at Joshimath area in Uttrakhand at earliest.

This blasting technology (developed by ISM) will help us a lot in the construction of the road in the Himalayan range, said an engineer.