NEW DELHI: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has exciting news! They are planning to replace old highway patrol cars with new ones called ‘Rajmarg Saathi.’ These new cars will have cool dashboard cameras and smart AI features that can spot cracks, potholes, and even recognize vehicles, pedestrians, road signs, and other important things on the highway.
Every week, these cars will collect data about the road conditions and send it to the government’s IT system. The NHAI is also making sure that patrol personnel are easily recognizable by redesigning their uniforms to bright blue with reflective stripes and NHAI logos.
To be ready for emergencies, these new vehicles will have special cabinets for equipment, making things more organized compared to the messy open trunks they have now.
This announcement comes just after the NHAI said that private contractors who build and maintain national highways will be rated based on their performance. If contractors score under 70 out of 100, they will not be allowed to take on new projects until they improve. This rating will be updated every six months, both for individual projects and overall contractors. You can find the ratings on the NHAI website and their social media.
The ratings will mostly consider the pavement condition index, which looks at things like road roughness, potholes, cracking, and more. They will use advanced tools like laser systems to measure road conditions accurately.
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