CSIR-CRRI welcomes CSR Funds from Industries for R&D in Road Sector
CSIR-CRRI welcomes friends from the corporate world to invest their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds towards research and development projects in their professional areas. With the latest provision from the Government of India (Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Notification G.S.R 776 (E) dated 11-10-2019) to invest CSR fund of any company for R&D towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we at CSIR-CRRI invite you to invest such funds to undertake research and development activities to either resolve your present technical bottlenecks or to undertake R&D in future areas of interest.
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a constituent of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is engaged in carrying out research and development projects on design, construction and maintenance of roads and runways, traffic and transportation planning of mega and medium cities, management of roads in different terrains, improvement of marginal materials, utilization of industrial waste in road construction, landslide control, ground improvements environmental pollution, road traffic safety and analysis & design, wind, fatigue, corrosion studies, performance monitoring/evaluation, service life assessment and rehabilitation of highway & railway bridges. The institute provides technical and consultancy services to various user organizations in India and abroad. For capacity building of human resources in the area of highway engineering to undertake and execute roads and runway projects, Institute has the competence to organize National & International Training Programmes to disseminate the R&D finding to the masses.
List of technologies available with CSIR-CRRI to achieve SDGs is given below:
S.No. | Sustainable Development Goals | Technology Type/ (Key Word) | Title of the technology |
1 | Good Health and Well-being | Road Safety, Transport Noise & Vibration |
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2 | Decent Work and Economic Growth | Rural roads |
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3 | Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure | Road construction, sustainable roads, bridges management |
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4 | Sustainable Cities and Communities | Sustainable transportation systems |
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5 | Responsible Consumption and Production | Use of waste and alternative materials |
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6 | Climate Action | Greenhouse gases, Carbon credit estimation, fuel loss, Green roads |
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An indicative list of potential areas for undertaking R&D towards achieving SDGs is given below:
- Developing content for skill development for ground level workforce like meson, labour etc for construction and maintenance of Roads.
- Quantification of benefit for issue involving material usage, connecting issues, Traffic congestion, safety aspects etc.
- Carrying out comprehensive mobility plans for a network of roads at city level or inter-city level.
- Carrying out environment studies including estimation of carbon footprints, fuel lose, occupation hazards etc. related to Road and Transportation.
- Setting up of Incubator on technologies related to Road and Transportation.
The above details are indicative only. Please call to explore working in many more areas.
Prof. Manoranjan Parida
Director
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute
Mathura Road
New Delhi 110025
Phone: +91-11-26848917, 26823437
Email: director [dot] crri [at] nic [dot] in
Click to download Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Notification G.S.R 776 (E) dated 11-10-2019.