| Sanction Date: | 21-12-2018 | |||
| Project Category | MG | |||
| Year | 2018-2019 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 9 Months project extension | |||
| BTA : | Physical Connectivity | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Uttarakhand/Meghalaya/Himachal Pradesh |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | CSIR-Central Road Research Institute | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | North Eastern Council Secretariat, Nongrim Hills, Shillong - 793003, Meghalaya. Phone: 0364-2522662 | |||
| 2. | National Rural Road Development Authority (NRRDA), No 15 NBCC Tower, 5th Floor, Bhikaji Cama Place, Delhi - 110066 | |||
| 3. | Border Road Organization (B.R.O), Inner Ring Road, Near Narayana Village Bus Stop, Naraina, Delhi 110010 | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Siksha Swaroopa Kar CSIR-Central Road Research Institute Mathura Rd, Sukhdev Vihar, Jasola New Delhi |
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| Project Brief Description: | Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) plays vital role in sustaining diversity of life and livelihoods of more than 48 million people living in mountainous areas and nearly 1.2 billion people dependent on its downstream river basins for food and energy production. This region not only holds a key strategic position but also regulates climate of the south-Asian region. The IHR, stretching from Jammu and Kashmir to the Arunachal Pradesh, has been facing various problems on account of very difficult terrain, weather conditions and extreme events, dispersed habitations, under-developed infrastructure, etc. Further, within IHR, the north-eastern states suffer from poor connectivity both with the rest of India and within the respective states of the region. Therefore, the cost of delivery of public services in the Himalaya is much higher compared to other parts of the country, largely due to topographical inaccessibility, distances and the remoteness involved. Hence, an adequate and long lasting road network is very much necessary in Himalayan areas for overall development of the region as well as fulfilling defence needs. Bituminous road construction with conventional paving grade bitumen is not desirable in high rain fall areas as intermittent rain throughout the year affect production and laying of mixes. At high attitude or snow bound areas as temperature remains very low during most part of year limiting the laying of hot mix. On the contrary, use of bitumen emulsions eliminates heating of binder and aggregate and also prevents degradation of environment and conserves energy. This technology will ease the construction and maintenance of existing road network. Under this project, specific grade of binder and gradation of aggregate will be developed to overcome the shortcomings and construct the wearing course of pavement using cold bituminous mix technology. In addition, transportation of material and construction equipment in hilly areas is a huge challenge, considering the narrow and rough roads leading up to the site. Remotely located hill sites provide only minimal space for plant set-up. The other big worry normally with remote and high altitude sites is the non availability of heavy conventional construction and operational equipments. Hence, manual process and techniques to construct road in hilly area are followed which leads to poor construction quality and is time consuming construction exercise. To alleviate this problem, it is required to develop a cold bituminous mixer cum paver for construction of pavement using developed cold bituminous mix, which is also envisaged in the scope of this project. This proposal has been prepared to address the problem of surfacing of roads due to climatic and geographic periphery and enhancing their performance by means of upgraded binder and mix properties and also by enhancing the efficacy of the construction process. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | PWDs in Himalayan states, BRO, CPWD, MORTH, NHIDCL, NHAI, NRRDA & other Road Construction agencies |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | |||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 94,71,280.00 (Rupees: Ninety Four Lakh Seventy One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To develop emulsion based cold bituminous mix design for bituminous surfacing for road construction in adverse Himalayan climatic condition | Development of low cost compact portable cold bituminous mix plant with paver for construction in hilly area | Develop emulsion based cold bituminous mix design model |
| To design and develop an economical mobile version of cold bituminous mixer cum paver equipment | Guidelines for construction of road surfacing with cold bituminous mixes in High Altitude Areas using Cold Bituminous Mix Technology | Guidelines/ best practices for sustainable road construction in high altitude areas of the Himalaya (Nos.) |
| To familiarize concept of mechanized construction technique using cold bituminous mix technology by laying of trial sections and its performance monitoring also through evaluation of life cycle cost analysis | New specifications for design, construction and quality control for bituminous surfacing. | No. of Demonstrative model(s) with analytical findings and measures |
| To frame specifications and guidelines for design, construction and quality control for bituminous surfacing | Strategic Framework/Policy draft(s) for assisting use of technology (No) | |
| Other Publications and knowledge products (Nos.) |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Qualification | Designation (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | Nipun Beniwal | M.Tech | JRF | @ 31,000/- |
| 2. | Mritunjaya Pancholi | B.Tech | JRF | @ 31,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Use of Equipment/ Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Fabrication of Specialized Economical Mixer cum Paver equipment to facilitate and ensure proper mixing and laying of bituminous mix and 01 Computer | 30,00,000/- |
