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New Delhi : No Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals has been received or approved for the construction of National Highways in the country during the last three years and the current year. Official Development Assistance (ODA) for development of National Highways is being provided byvarious agencies like World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) etc.
The Government has set up the Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), Noida, UP, to augment skills of practicing Highway Engineers in the country. There are also other Training Institutes in the public and private sector imparting training to highway engineers. Highway Engineers are also deputed for training abroad under various International Cooperation Schemes for latest technical know-how in this Sector.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highwayshas taken several initiatives to promote use of modern technologies in construction of National Highways. They include use of waste material/ by-products, fly-ash, slag, modified bitumen, waste plastic, recycled aggregates etc. and processes like recycling, cement treated sub-base/base, soil stabilization etc.
This information was given by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2021, according to a PIB release.