Pavement Maintenance Management System
K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, Chief Scientist, Pradeep Kumar (Dr.), Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
An efficient road transportation system is of vital importance to the economy of a nation. Road transport occupies a dominant position in the overall transportation system of India due to its advantages in terms of easy availability, flexibility of operation, door-to-door service and reliability. In India, the growth of road traffic in the post-Independence era has been quite unprecedented, both in terms of goods and passenger traffic. The vehicular traffic has increased manifold in the recent past. But unfortunately, the growth in the road network has not been commensurate with the huge growth in vehicular population.
An efficient road transportation system is of vital importance to the economy of a nation. Road transport occupies a dominant position in the overall transportation system of India due to its advantages in terms of easy availability, flexibility of operation, door-to-door service and reliability. In India, the growth of road traffic in the post-Independence era has been quite unprecedented, both in terms of goods and passenger traffic. The vehicular traffic has increased manifold in the recent past. But unfortunately, the growth in the road network has not been commensurate with the huge growth in vehicular population.
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NBM&CW September 2019
