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Which institute partnered with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to work in areas of pavement engineering and intelligent transportation systems?
A)
IIT Kanpur
B)
IIT Madras
C)
IIT Roorkee
D)
IIT Guwahati

Correct Answer :   IIT Madras


Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will collaborate with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India, on Pavement Engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
 
This includes research on novel pavement materials and technologies, hydrogen cell transportation, automatic vehicle classification, novel toll systems, incident management systems, traveller information systems, FastTAG data analytics and traffic simulations besides transportation safety, a release said.
 
Towards this, a ‘MoRTH Chair’ is being created at IIT Madras, to focus on R&D, teaching and training in Traffic and Highway Engineering. The Chair Professor will act as a Strategic Advisor to MoRTH in Road Transport and Highways.

Published On : August 21, 2021
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