New Delhi: NHAI plans to empanel IITs and other technical institutions for independent proof checking of hydraulic studies and design of major bridge structures across National Highway projects, an official statement said on Tuesday.
The statement said the initiative is aimed at ensuring that major bridges, which are designed for a service life of 100 years or more, undergo rigorous independent technical review before construction.
Around 12 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), including IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur and several other premier institutions, have expressed willingness to collaborate with NHAI, it added.
The initiative will include reviews of structural design calculations, engineering drawings, construction methodologies, geotechnical investigations, and hydraulic studies.
The framework will be uniformly applicable across projects being implemented under various modes of construction, thereby creating a consistent quality assurance mechanism across different project delivery formats.
