Coir Geo Textile to be used in Rural Roads
- Coir Geo textiles will be used for construction of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-III).The project will be implemented by theNational Rural Infrastructure Development Agency(NRIDA)under UnionMinistry of Rural Development.
Background
- In March, 2020, the government had announced National Technical Textile Mission and the use of geo-textiles in highways, railways and ports was envisaged in the proposed mission.
Key Points
- As per the PMGSY new technology guidelines for road construction, 15% length in each batch of proposals, is to be constructed using new technologies.
- Out of this 5% roads are to be constructed using Indian Road Congress (IRC) ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Economy Watch
- 1 First Report of Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
- 2 India-ADB Agreement under SMILE Program
- 3 Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises, 2023-24
- 4 MuleHunter.AI: Combating the Issue of Mule Accounts
- 5 Committee of Creditors
- 6 SEBI Widens Scope of Optional T+0 Rolling Settlement Cycle
- 7 55th Meeting of the GST Council
- 8 State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2024-25
- 9 RBI Committee on FREE-AI
- 10 Parliamentary Committee Report on Agriculture Distress
