National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is in discussions will the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for bringing in greater efficiency in the sector by reducing the cost of road construction and improving quality in the long run.
It is learnt that the authority would engage with all the IITs for conducting studies and finding efficient and innovative solutions to highway building by way of technology.
“Reducing cost of construction by bringing in efficiency without compromising on the quality is the idea. Therefore, IITs will do the research for us,” a NHAI official said.
