IKGPTU civil engineering students to work with NHAI

Tribune News Service

Kapurthala, January 9

To provide ground learning and practical exposure to its students and faculty, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), Jalandhar-Kapurthala, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

This MoU has a six-point agenda of development, learning exposure and a unique initiative towards the best ground study of civil engineering students as well as the faculty.

The NHAI will also offer internships with stipends to IKGPTU students.

Sharing some facts of the MoU, Prof Ajay Kumar Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, IKGPTU, said it would carry out periodic investigation and give suitable suggestions for improving the efficiency of existing highway assets among other things covering various aspects. He said improvements in safety provision by removing existing deficiencies in the maintenance of the stretch using new technologies and localised solutions for the removal of congestion points thereby increasing the average speed of traffic flow would be the main area of work for students, faculty and researchers.

Sandeep Kumar Kazal, registrar, IKGPTU, and RP Singh, regional officer (RO), NHAI, Chandigarh, signed the MoU document. Registrar Kazal said students would also work on improvements in the riding comfort through cost effective measures based on innovative technologies on practices applicable.

By referring to the sixth agenda, Dr Rajiv Chauhan, head, civil engineering, IKGPTU, said the viability of new way side amenities for road users based on the existing traffic pattern and user expectations and potential solutions to old recurring problems based on local experience would also be the area of further work. Dr Hitesh Sharma of VC secretariat and Sidharth Bhatnagar, site engineer, NHAI, were present on the occasion.