Maximizing Ash Usage in Road Construction
Designing roads and highways efficiently with the right materials will help achieve optimum construction cost, lower maintenance, and reduce life cycle costs. Ash from coal-fired thermal power plants can play a critical role in this.
Rishit Dalal, Director, Jaycee
As per a recent report, 59% of all freight in India is transported by roads, 35% by railways, 6% by waterways, and less than 1% by airways. Of this, highways carry 40% of the total road traffic – the reason why India is investing heavily in developing its transportation infrastructure, specifically highways.
The country is now averaging 37 km per day of highway construction and holds the world record for the fastest road construction. The Government has set a target of road construction worth `15 lakh crore (USD 225 billion) in the next two years, supported by the National Infrastructure Pipeline project.