National Highways Precast Concrete Policy

What is the News?

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways(MORT&H) has released the National Highways Precast Concrete Policy.

What is Precast Concrete?

Precast concrete is reinforced concrete that is cast away from the building site and assembled on site.

Advantages of Precast Concrete: 1) All-weather and fast construction, 2) Reliable quality & enhanced performance durability, 3) Minimum user time delay and 4) Reduced carbon emission/reduced noise & air pollution due to reduced construction activities at the site.

National Highways Precast Concrete Policy

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways(MORT&H) has made it mandatory to use factory-manufactured precast concrete elements in projects within a 100 km radius of the Precast factory. 

The minimum mandatory usage should be 25% of total concrete volume other than the foundations & sub-structures of Bridges.

To start with, the Quality Council of India(QCI) will be responsible for certifying the precast concrete factories. At a later stage, more agencies like RDSOs/IITs would be entrusted for certification as well.

Source: This post is based on the article “National Highways Precast Concrete Policy” published in PIB on 19th April 2022.