Infrastructure

Intelligent mobility market in India, going with the global trends is experiencing rapid growth in technology and innovation to make travel smart and safe. India is showing great urgency to mitigate road accidents, fasten emergency response, strengthen world class road developments, make highways smarter, revolutionise public transport, strengthen intermodal integration, promote e-mobility, AI, IoT, big data analytics, share mobility… and ...

India’s rapid urbanization and economic growth have spurred a significant demand for infrastructure development across sectors like roads, ports, energy, and urban infrastructure. The magnitude of investments required to bridge the infrastructure gap is immense. Recognizing the limitations of traditional financing mechanisms, India’s infrastructure financing ecosystem has matured and evolved, incorporating innovative structures and government support to attract long-term capital ...

The USBRL project is a landmark initiative aimed at connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India through a reliable rail network. Within this extensive project, two bridges – Bridge No. 39 over Sulla Khad Nalla and Bridge No. 43 adjacent to the Chenab Bridge – stand out as engineering marvels. These bridges are equipped with state-of-the-art structural health ...

The specialised community of 3D infrastructure animators are seldom seen during the inaugurations of massive infrastructure projects in the country. They work silently in the background, creating walk-throughs, mechanical process sequences and films that provide solutions to complex engineering structures through animated simulations, from inception to construction, completion and implementation. These 3D animations can be used to positively project the ...

As per the reports, the Government is considering leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) as a part of an advanced version of the PM Gati Shakti platform to fast-track infrastructure development. The platform to be developed could boost economic development by intelligently undertaking risk assessment, according to sources. Considering various scenarios, the AI-backed system would be able to analyse and foresee economic ...

A Case Study of Udaipur-Sabroom section, Tripura by Dr Siksha Swaroopa Kar, Principal Scientist, CSIR-CRRI, and Dr Devesh Tiwari, Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-CRRI Road infrastructure serves as the lifeline of transportation networks, playing a pivotal role in fostering economic growth, regional integration, and societal advancement. However, the durability of pavements inevitably deteriorates over time due to various factors such as ...

Inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2024, Arunachal Pradesh’s Sela Tunnel is the world’s largest bi-lane tunnel. It will usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the Tawang region, fostering trade, tourism, employment and overall development. Constructed at an altitude of 13000 feet on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang road connecting Tezpur to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, Sela ...

Owing to the subduction phenomenon, tunnel construction in the Himalayan region is probably the most challenging construction activity in the field of civil engineering. Sela Tunnel Project is undeniably the most complex and difficult project being taken up in the nation today. Once completed the tunnel will offer the world the longest bi-lane tunnel at an altitude above 13,000ft; another ...

Sustainability in road construction is not as easy as it seems. This is one of the most difficult sectors for decarbonisation, not least because it is disorganised and all stakeholders, from researcher to mason, work in silos. Our expert panelists at the Smart Mobility Expo 2023 — Dr Ambika Behl, Senior Principal Scientist, Flexible Pavement Division, CSIR-CRRI; Neha Vyas, Senior ...

The electrification of road transport is vital for India due to its potential to combat air pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance energy security, and drive economic growth. However, the electrification of transport conversation also brings in some lively debates, points out Amit Bhatt, Managing Director (India) for International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) One main debate revolves around whether ...