QCI, NCCBM, DRSO and IITs to certify pre-cast factory
The use of industrialised pre-cast concrete has been made mandatory under the National Highway Pre-cast Concrete Policy, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) said on 19 April 2022.
Factory manufactured pre-cast concrete elements must be used in projects within 100-km radius of pre-cast factory.
The minimum mandatory usage should be 25% of total concrete volume other than the foundations and sub-structures of Bridges, Viaduct and RoB.
Pre-cast factory shall be certified by Quality Council of India (QCI), NCCBM, RDSO, IITs and shall have minimum facility of fully automatic RMC plant for better quality, arrangement for steam curing, mechanical handling of concrete and pre-cast components, bar bending machines, stacking yard, in-house design team and NABL accredited quality control laboratory, RO plant for water purification etc.
This is also to harness the benefits of all-weather and fast construction, reliable quality & enhanced performance durability, aesthetics due to uniformity in appearance and minimum user time delay, reduced carbon emission, reduced noise & air pollution due to reduced construction activities at site, etc.
To add to that, it will also play an integral role in accelerating the growth of the MSME sector. fiinews.com
