New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) and IIT Guwahati through a video conferencing session.

This collaboration aims to leverage the expertise of IIT-Guwahati, a prestigious institute known for its contributions to civil engineering, road construction, planning, and design, to facilitate research and development (R&D) in these areas. The MoU was signed by Prof Parameswar K lyer, Director, IIT-Guwahati and Chanchal Kumar, Managing Director, NHIDCL.

NHIDCL, a CPSE under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, is actively seeking and promoting innovative technologies to address the challenges and promote technological innovations in the field of construction of highways under extreme climatic and geographical conditions. /BI/