Jump to content

Central Road Research Institute

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Central Road Research Institute
केंद्रीय सड़क अनुसंधान संस्थान
Parent institutionCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research
Founder(s)Ministry of Science and Technology
(Government of India)
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
PresidentPrime Minister of India
DirectorProf. Manoranjan Parida
Location
Websitewww.crridom.gov.in

Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) established in 1952 is a constituent laboratory of India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The CRRI is located on Mathura road in Okhla, New Delhi and conducts research and development in the areas of design, construction, maintenance and management of roads and airport runways. It also works in area of traffic and surface transportation planning.[1]

Details

[edit]

Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a premier national laboratory established in 1952, 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 and 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 and International Training Programmes continuing education courses since 1962 to disseminate the R&D finding to the masses.

Departments

[edit]

List of departments in Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is as follows:

  • Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Transport Planning and Environment
  • Bridge Engineering and Structures
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Traffic Engineering and Safety
  • Pavement Evaluation
  • Quality Management
  • Rigid Pavement
  • Flexible Pavement
  • Information, Liaison & Training

List of Directors

[edit]

The list of Directors of Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is as follows:[2]

No. Name From To
14 Prof. Manoranjan Parida 20.09.2022
13 Dr. Ranjana Aggarwal 2022 2022
12 Dr. Satish Chandra 2016 2022
11 Dr. S. Gangopadhyay 2009 2015
10 Dr. Vikram Kumar 2007 2008
9 Dr. P. K. Nanda 2004 2007
8 Dr. P. K. Sikdar 1998 2004
7 Dr. A. K. Gupta 2006 2007
6 Dr. D. V. Singh 2002 2006
5 Dr. M. P. Dhir 1983 1989
4 Prof. C. G. Swaminathan 1977 1983
3 Dr. B. H. Subbaraju 1968 1977
2 Prof. S. R. Mehta 1955 1968
1 Dr. E. Zipkes 1950 1954

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Delhi Metro breaks passenger record again in August". Indiatoday.in. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Past Directors of CRRI". CSIR-CRRI. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
[edit]