(Javadekar inaugurates High Speed Track at Indore, in New Delhi on June 29)
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New Delhi : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister, GoI, Prakash Javadekar, on June 29, 2021, inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track(HST) at Indore, MP, which is the longest such track in Asia. NATRAX, developed in an area of 1,000 acres of land, is a one stop solution for all sorts of high speed performance tests for widest categories of vehicles from two-wheelers to heavy tractor trailers.
Speaking at the e-inauguration of the world class 11.3 km High Speed Track, Javadekar stated that India is destined to become a hub of automobiles manufacturing, and spare parts. The Minister said, “We are fast moving towards an ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ and all round efforts are being made in this direction.” He said that his ministry is committed to fulfil the Prime Minister’s dream of ensuring that India becomes a hub of auto manufacturing. He said expanding automobiles and manufacturing industries will help generate employment, according to a PIB release.
The Minister further said that projects in railways, highways, and waterways which were languishing for years are today getting completed because of the strong political will.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the government is promoting manufacturing and automobile industry as it will help empowering the nation on a larger scale.
The NATRAX centre has multiple test capabilities like measurements of maximum speed, acceleration, constant speed fuel consumption, emission tests through real road driving simulation, high speed handling and stability evaluation during manoeuvre such as lane change, high speed durability testing, etc. and is a Centre of excellence for Vehicle Dynamics.
HST is used for measuring the maximum speed capability of high-end cars like BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Tesla and so forth which cannot be measured on any of the Indian test tracks.Being centrally located in Madhya Pradesh, it is accessible to most of the major original equipment manufacturer (OEMs). Foreign OEMs will be looking at NATRAX HST for the development of prototype cars for Indian conditions. At present, foreign OEMs go to their respective high speed track abroad for high speed test requirements.
It can cater to widest category of vehicles; say from two- wheelers to the heaviest tractor trailers.Vehicle can achieve max speed of 375 Kmph on curves with steering control and it has less banking on ovals making it also one of the safest test track globally.
