NHIDCL signs MoU with NIT Silchar to find solutions for constructing highways
New Delhi: National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), a CPSE under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, signed an MoU with NIT Silchar on October 26. "The MoU is aimed at seeking and promoting innovative technologies to find pragmatic solutions to the challenges posed in the construction of highways facing extreme climatic conditions", a statement released by the MoRTH on Thursday said.
The MoU was signed between Prof Sivaji Bandyopadhyay, Director, NIT Silchar and Chanchal Kumar, Managing Director, NHIDCL.
NHIDCL has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with prestigious institutes like CSIR-CRRI, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kanpur, IIT Patna, NIT Srinagar, NIT Agartala, and NSDC during the current year 2022-23. NHIDCL has previously signed MoUs with IIT Bombay & IIT Guwahati and is in further discussions with other IITs, and NITs for the signing of such MoUs.
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