This collaborative initiative aims to capitalise on the expertise of IIT Guwahati in civil engineering, road construction, planning, and design, in order to facilitate research and development (R&D) in these domains.
Professor Parameswar K. lyer, Director of IIT Guwahati, and Shri Chanchal Kumar, Managing Director of NHIDCL, were the signatories to the MoU.
The NHIDCL, a CPSE operating under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, is actively seeking and promoting innovative technologies to address challenges and foster technological advancements in the field of highway construction, particularly under extreme climatic and geographical conditions.