{"id":357861,"date":"2026-03-11T14:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=357861"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:19:47","slug":"national-highways-green-cover-index-nh-gci-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-highways-green-cover-index-nh-gci-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) 2025\u201326"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The National Highways Authority of India released the <strong>first Annual Report<\/strong> on the National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) 2025\u201326.<\/p>\n<h2>About National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) 2025\u201326<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357863\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-357863\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-NHAI.jpg?resize=357%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) 2025\u201326\" width=\"357\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-NHAI.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-NHAI.jpg?resize=768%2C548&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-NHAI.jpg?w=1002&amp;ssl=1 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NHAI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>scientific and quantitative index<\/strong> that measures the <strong>proportion of green cover along the Way of National Highways.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Released by: <\/strong>The report has been released by the National Highways Authority of India (<strong>NHAI<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepared by: <\/strong>It has been prepared in <strong>coordination<\/strong> with the National Remote Sensing Centre (<strong>NRSC<\/strong>) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (<strong>ISRO<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>The initiative aims to provide <strong>a scientific and quantitative assessment of green cover along the National Highways<\/strong> by using advanced space-based technologies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technology-based assessment: <\/strong>The index uses high-resolution satellite sensors to detect chlorophyll content and measure vegetation on the left and right sides of highways.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Measurement method: <\/strong>NH-GCI is <strong>expressed as a percentage<\/strong> that shows the <strong>share of land covered by green canopy within each one-kilometre segment of the Right of Way.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage and monitoring: <\/strong>In the first cycle, around <strong>30,000 km<\/strong> of National Highways across 24 states were assessed for the period July\u2013December 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data and public access: <\/strong>The results are published on <strong>NRSC\u2019s Bhuvan web GIS portal<\/strong>, which provides interactive maps and standardized reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The National Highways Authority of India released the first Annual Report on the National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) 2025\u201326. About National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) 2025\u201326 It is a scientific and quantitative index that measures the proportion of green cover along the Way of National Highways. 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