For cooperating in their road and transport sector, India and China are set to sign an agreement when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Beijing in next October. Transport ministries of both countries have approved the details of the proposed agreement. Last year, India had reached out to Chinese infrastructure companies to invest in the road sector. Identified areas of cooperation include sharing best practices in road and bridge building technologies, policies, intelligent traffic system bes
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India, China to share practices in road construction
When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits China in October next, India and China are set to sign an agreement for cooperation in the road and transport sector. The areas of cooperation have been identified and agreed by both the sides and these include sharing the best practices in road building technology and road safety related issues. China has made huge progress in building world class highways and over 60,000 km of expressways.
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Cost, lopsided contracts, technology adoption are still issues: Experts
Tunnelling is a relatively recent phenomenon in India in especially when it comes to roads. With few domestic players in the market in manufacturing sophisticated equipment, each tunnel is a marvel in itself.