Latest News | MoRTH Mandates Use of Pre-cast Concrete Elements in Certain Road Projects
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has made it compulsory for entities to use factory manufactured pre-cast concrete elements in projects within 100 kilometres radius of a pre-cast factory.
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has made it compulsory for entities to use factory manufactured pre-cast concrete elements in projects within 100 kilometres radius of a pre-cast factory.
The move is aimed at harnessing the benefits of pre-fabrication in the construction of national highways.
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In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said the minimum mandatory usage should be 25 per cent of the total concrete volume, other than the foundations and sub-structures of bridges.
Industrialised pre-cast concrete has the benefits of all-weather and fast construction, reliable quality and enhanced performance durability, aesthetics due to uniformity in appearance, it added.
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According to the statement, pre-cast factory will be certified by Quality Council of India (QCI) and will have minimum facility of arrangement for steam curing, mechanical handling of concrete and pre-cast components.
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