| Sanction Date: | 16.03.2023 | |||
| W.E.F | 30.03.2023 | |||
| Project Category | MG | |||
| Year | 2022-2023 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Year | |||
| BTA : | Physical Connectivity | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
J&K, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Flecible Pavement Division CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) Delhi-Mathura Road, New Delhi-110025 | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | CBRI, Roorkee | |||
| 2. | TERI, New Delhi | |||
| 3. | LREDA, Leh | |||
| 4. | Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Siksha Swaroopa Kar |
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| Project Brief Description: | Engineering muck represents a typical, large output of construction waste. However, the comprehensive utilization rate of engineering muck is typically low. Large quantities of engineering muck accumulate in the open air, exerting pressure on scarce land resources and exacerbating the risk of landslides. There is an urgent need for efficient waste management techniques to improve the long-term utilization of engineering muck. With the growing population, engineering muck management is becoming a significant environmental challenge and an emerging issue, especially in the eco-sensitive Indian Himalayan region (IHR). Difficulty in managing muck has led to improper disposal methods, like open dumping and open burning of waste, that are adversely affecting the fragile IHR ecosystem. Open dumping of unsegregated waste pollutes the freshwater streams and burning releases major pollutants often linked to the glacier melt. Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) plays a vital role in sustaining the 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. The IHR, stretching from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, has been facing various problems on account of very difficult terrain, weather conditions and extreme events, dispersed habitations, underdeveloped infrastructure, etc. Connectivity between towns, cities and different areas is an effective way of communication and an essential component in the development of a nation. Availability of natural aggregate, experienced labors and construction equipment are also major issues in IHR. Under this project, a feasibility study of the usability of engineering muck material as a replacement for natural aggregate will be studied for both granular stabilization and bituminous wearing coat. The other big worry normally with remote and high altitude sites is the non-availability of heavy conventional construction and operational equipment. To alleviate this problem, it is required to develop a mechanized solution for carrying out surface dressing using bitumen emulsion (upgradation of existing equipment for application of surface dressing). This proposal has been prepared to address the problem of using waste engineering muck material and enhancing their performance by means of cold stabilization and laying of mechanized surface dressing/mix seal surfacing as a wearing course. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | • Beneficiaries include the different sectors involved in the decision making, administration and practical aspects related to the road development and management work at high altitude regions. The concerned region will be the beneficiary of the project in terms of environment, ecology and transportation. PWDs in Himalayan states, BRO, CPWD, MORTH, NHIDCL, NHAI, NRRDA & other Road Construction agencies will be benefited will the guidelines. The project is of extreme importance from strategic view point also. Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change and State Pollution Control Board will also be benefited. |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | |||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 1,39,16,680 (Rupees: One crore thirty nine lakh sixteen thousand six hundred eighty only) | |||
| 1st Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 55,99,680 (Rupees: Fifty five lakh ninety nine thosuand six hundred eighty only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| • To develop methodology for insitu recycling and reuse of
"Engineering Muck" as
construction material; • To design and develop a mechanised laying process of surface dressing/ mix seal surfacing; • To familiarize concept of engineering muck utilisation through laying actual trial section; • To frame specifications and guidelines for usability of engineering muck in road construction for granular stabilization layer and bituminous wearing course. |
• Development of mechanized method
of construction of environmental
friendly bitumen emulsion based
Surface dressing/mix seal surfacing
layer • Actual field demonstration (utilization of 2078 tonne of engineering muck for demonstrated project) and laying 1 KM road • Guidelines for the usability of engineering muck in road construction for granular stabilization layer and a bituminous wearing course • Capacity building programme & training of state/centre line agencies Knowledge Products in the form of Research articles, manuals, etc. • Transfer of technology & Patent/trade mark |
• Quantity of cold laying
of surface dressing
(kg/km) • New guidelines to BRO and NRIDA. • No. of Capacity building programme & training (Nos.) • No. of Publications (Nos.) • Patent/trademarks (No.) |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 02 JRF | @31,000/- + HRA |
| 2. | 01 JPF/ Field Associate | @20,000+ HRA |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | (High configuration laptop (1no) @ 1.50 Lakh, High performance computing system (1 no) @ 1.50 Lakh. | 3,00,000/- |
