Will India now replace steel crash barriers on highways with bamboo?
To bring down the overall construction costs and make them safer, India is contemplating replacing steel crash barriers on highways with bamboo, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET). The technology is seen as adding crucial value to the green economy and bringing down the cost of construction of highways by up to 20 per cent.
A government official was quoted as saying that The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is looking to begin trial projects across 25 states covering a length of 86 km of highways over the next six-eight months.
