| Sanction Date: | 26-02-2018 | ||||
| Project Category | MG | ||||
| Batch Year | 2017-2018 | ||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 9 Months Extension | ||||
| BTA : | Physical Connectivity | ||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Sikkim/Arunachal Pradesh | ||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Flexible Pavement Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
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Border Road Organization (B.R.O) | Provided the site location for laying the test section |
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Central Public Work Departments (CPWD) |
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CCSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi | Characterised the three different marginal materials collected from the vicinity of selected test stretch section |
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| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Gottumkkala Bharath Scientist, Flexible Pavement Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, Delhi-Mathura Road, New Delhi-110025 |
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| Project Brief Description: | Himalayan mountain range separates North Indian plains from Tibetian plateau. These mountains form the border between India and some of our neighbouring countries. Several states in North and North-East India have extensive areas covered by Himalayan mountains. This high altitude region has extremes of climatic conditions, complex and unsafe terrains and topography. Additionally, this area has lower population density and lacks basic infrastructural facilities available in plain terrain. 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. Design and construction of roads in high altitude Himalayan region poses more difficulties than in plain terrain. One of the major problems is non availability of good quality road construction materials, which compels for use of locally available materials, which may not be of required standards. To alleviate this problem, engineers are required to adopt specialized techniques. This project will address the problem of using locally available materials and enhancing their performance by means of geo-synthetics, an alternative solution to such adverse situations. | ||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | PWDs in Himalayan states, BRO, CPWD, MORTH, NHIDCL, NHAI & other Road Construction agencies | ||||
| Activity Chart (For 3 Years): | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 1,09,41,280/- (Rupees One Crore Nine Lakh Forty One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To address the problem of using locally available materials and enhancing their performance by means of geo-synthetics; | New guideline for construction of roads in high-altitude areas using locally available materials and Geo-synthetics; | Guidelines/ best practices for sustainable road construction/ pavement in high altitude areas of the Himalaya; |
| To provide satisfactory pavement composition for roads constructed at high altitudes, using locally available/marginal materials. | On demonstration pilot scale model (test track) using the developed technology; | No. of Demonstrative pilot scale model(s) with analytical findings and measures; |
| New design of cost effective and better performing road pavements in high altitude Himalayas. | Periodic updates on locally available/ marginal material and geo-synthetics utilized in high altitude pavement construction; | |
| Strategic Framework/Policy draft(s) for assisting use of technology (No); | ||
| Other Publications and knowledge products (Nos.). |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Amit Kumar Shaw | B.Tech | Project Assistant | 25,000/- |
| 2. | Vivek Kumar | B.Tech | Project Assistant | 25,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Use of Equipment/Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Repeated load applicator for pavement performance | M/s AIMIL Ltd. New Delhi fabricating this equipment as per CSIR-CRRI Specification | 31,19,550/- |
| 2. | Desktop computer | HP Prodesh 600 | 66,100/- |
