Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article \u201c<\/b>World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier \u201cBahu Balli\u201d installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbha, Maharashtra<\/b>\u201d<\/b> published in PIB <\/b>on 6th March 2023.<\/b><\/p>\nWhat is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n
The world\u2019s first 200-metre-long bamboo crash barrier named\u00a0 \u2018Bahu Balli\u2019 has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra.<\/span><\/p>\n Crash barriers are installed on either side of a highway to prevent vehicles from moving out of the road network and also restrict the movement of outside elements onto the highways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The bamboo crash barrier named Bahu Balli has been developed after rigorous testing at various government-run institutions such as the <\/span>National Automotive Test Tracks(NATRAX) <\/span><\/a>and Central Building Research Institute(CBRI).<\/span><\/p>\n The bamboo species used in the making of this barrier is Bambusa Balcoa which has been treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High-Density Polyethylene(HDPE).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Significance: <\/b>The use of bamboo is remarkable for the bamboo sector and India as a whole, as this crash barrier offers a perfect alternative to steel and addresses environmental concerns and their aftermath.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: The post is based on the article \u201cWorld’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier \u201cBahu Balli\u201d installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbha, Maharashtra\u201d published in PIB on 6th March 2023. What is the News? The world\u2019s first 200-metre-long bamboo crash barrier named\u00a0 \u2018Bahu Balli\u2019 has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts… Continue reading World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier \u201cBahu Balli\u201d installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbha, Maharashtra<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[3590],"class_list":["post-229977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is a Crash Barrier?<\/b><\/h2>\n
What is the bamboo crash barrier installed in Maharashtra?<\/b><\/h2>\n