To keep deadline, drone survey must to monitor progress of NHs

TO keep a tab on development of national highway projects and their time-bound execution, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has mandated monthly aerial surveys of the sites using drones.

- PARVEZ SULTAN

Periodic capturing of high-resolution imagery of projects under Operation and Maintenance category will also be done after every six months.

"With the objective of bringing transparency, uniformity and the use of latest technology, it has been made mandatory to capture high resolution imagery of the entire ROW (right of way) through drones, which would show the progress of the projects and the condition of the roads," said officials.

The NHAI has already empanelled drone service providers for the video recording and also revised its standard operating procedure for this.