Tech institutes to adopt National Highways stretches for smooth travel
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will collaborate with 200 premier institutes and engineering colleges across the country to adopt highway stretches.
According to the NHAI, 18 IITs including IIT-Roorkee, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Varanasi, IIT-Guwahati, IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Kharagpur, 26 NITs and 190 other reputed engineering colleges have agreed to collaborate with it.
According to the NHAI, the adopted stretches can be used as a field of study for faculty, researchers and also to familiarise students with the latest trends in industry and suggest the relevant performance parameters and innovations.
“The partner institutes will study improvement prospects in road safety, maintenance, riding comfort, removal of choke points, black spots and usage of new technologies on the adopted stretches and give suitable suggestions,” a statement by the authority read.
