IITs, NITs, other technical institutes to adopt stretches of National Highway

In an initiative expected to result in a win-win outcome, reputed Technical Institutes across the country including IITs, NITs and other AICTE approved Engineering Colleges, have associated with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to adopt nearby stretches of the National Highway on a voluntary basis.

The adopted stretches will be used as a field of study for the faculty, researchers, and familiarize students of the Institute with the latest trends in the industry.

These initiatives are expected to create a bridge between the Institutes and the Industry as has been envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This will also lead to mutual cooperation between the Institutes and the NHAI for the dissemination of respective expertise on the field of Civil/highway engineering on National Highway Projects.

Under this initiative, the partner institutes will study improvement prospects in safety, maintenance, riding comfort, removal of congestion points and usages of new technologies, etc. on the adopted stretches and give suitable suggestions to NHAI for consideration.

The Institutes will also associate with the NHAI during conceptualization, design, and project preparation of new projects and suggest the relevant parameters and innovations based on experience specific to the site climate, topography, and resource potential for a better socio-economic outcome.

This initiative will also instil a sense of contribution to building local infrastructure among the students' fraternity. NHAI will offer internships to 20 UG and 20 PG students of the Institutes per year. The duration of the internship shall be 2 months per student in a year.

NHAI has received an overwhelming response for the initiative from many reputed Institutes in a short period of time. So far 18 IITs, 26 NITs, and 190 other reputed Engineering colleges have opted for the scheme.