NHIDCL collaborates with NIT Jamshedpur for Innovative Highway Solution
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NHIDCL collaborates with NIT Jamshedpur for Innovative Highway Solution

The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), a Central Public Sector undertaking under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, government of India, is actively seeking innovative technologies to address the challenges of constructing highways in extreme climatic conditions prevalent in India.

As part of this endeavour, NHIDCL has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with various esteemed institutes throughout the current year. The latest collaboration was with the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (NIT), marked by a momentous meeting held at their New Delhi office. The MoU signing ceremony was attended by Col (Dr) Nishith Kumar Rai, the Registrar of NIT Jamshedpur, and Chanchal Kumar, the Managing Director of NHIDCL.

NHIDCL's primary purpose is to develop, maintain, and manage India's national highways, strategic roads, and other critical infrastructure. It has a particular focus on promoting regional connectivity in areas sharing international borders. The corporation is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the development and maintenance of National Highways in the North-Eastern regions of India, as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and hilly areas of Uttarakhand. NHIDCL serves as a specialised agency in high-altitude and border regions. Additionally, besides highways, the corporation is also involved in constructing logistics hubs and other transportation-related infrastructure, such as multimodal transport hubs, bus ports, container depots, automated multilevel car parking facilities, and more.

The MoU with NIT Jamshedpur signifies a significant collaboration between the two entities. Under this agreement, NIT will actively participate in designing, planning, and supervising the construction of highways and other infrastructure projects. Their focus will be on ensuring compliance with stringent safety and quality standards and addressing technical challenges associated with construction. Both NIT Jamshedpur and NHIDCL will engage in knowledge-sharing, leveraging each other's technology, expertise, and experiences. Together, they will work towards finding practical solutions to the unique challenges posed by highway construction in challenging environments.

The event of signing the MoU was attended by several senior officials from NHIDCL, underscoring the importance of this partnership for the development of critical infrastructure in India.

Expressing his satisfaction with the collaboration, Dr Goutam Sutradhar, the director of NIT Jamshedpur, remarked that this agreement will prove highly beneficial in various aspects such as geotechnical investigation, geological investigation, underground excavation, transport engineering, and analysis and development of different highway projects.

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The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), a Central Public Sector undertaking under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, government of India, is actively seeking innovative technologies to address the challenges of constructing highways in extreme climatic conditions prevalent in India.As part of this endeavour, NHIDCL has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with various esteemed institutes throughout the current year. The latest collaboration was with the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (NIT), marked by a momentous meeting held at their New Delhi office. The MoU signing ceremony was attended by Col (Dr) Nishith Kumar Rai, the Registrar of NIT Jamshedpur, and Chanchal Kumar, the Managing Director of NHIDCL.NHIDCL's primary purpose is to develop, maintain, and manage India's national highways, strategic roads, and other critical infrastructure. It has a particular focus on promoting regional connectivity in areas sharing international borders. The corporation is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the development and maintenance of National Highways in the North-Eastern regions of India, as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and hilly areas of Uttarakhand. NHIDCL serves as a specialised agency in high-altitude and border regions. Additionally, besides highways, the corporation is also involved in constructing logistics hubs and other transportation-related infrastructure, such as multimodal transport hubs, bus ports, container depots, automated multilevel car parking facilities, and more.The MoU with NIT Jamshedpur signifies a significant collaboration between the two entities. Under this agreement, NIT will actively participate in designing, planning, and supervising the construction of highways and other infrastructure projects. Their focus will be on ensuring compliance with stringent safety and quality standards and addressing technical challenges associated with construction. Both NIT Jamshedpur and NHIDCL will engage in knowledge-sharing, leveraging each other's technology, expertise, and experiences. Together, they will work towards finding practical solutions to the unique challenges posed by highway construction in challenging environments.The event of signing the MoU was attended by several senior officials from NHIDCL, underscoring the importance of this partnership for the development of critical infrastructure in India.Expressing his satisfaction with the collaboration, Dr Goutam Sutradhar, the director of NIT Jamshedpur, remarked that this agreement will prove highly beneficial in various aspects such as geotechnical investigation, geological investigation, underground excavation, transport engineering, and analysis and development of different highway projects.

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