The National Test House (NTH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to strengthen quality control and third-party testing in national highway and infrastructure projects.

The MoU was signed at the NHAI Headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of Shri Bharat Khera, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav, Chairman, NHAI, and Dr. Alok Kumar Srivastava, Director General, NTH, along with senior officials from both organizations.

Under the agreement, NTH will be empanelled as a recognised laboratory for NHAI. It may send samples related to highway construction and allied works to NTH laboratories across the country for testing and inspection. Samples will be tested at NTH’s regional laboratories and satellite centres located at Ghaziabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur, Guwahati, Bengaluru and Varanasi. NTH will provide scientific and impartial test results within an optimum time frame through its online MIS portal as well as physical reports.

 

The MoU also provides for online test requests and payments, coordination through nodal officers, and participation of NTH experts in NHAI technical committees. Both organisations will jointly organise training programmes, workshops and capacity-building sessions for NHAI officials. NTH will also support strengthening testing facilities in NHAI laboratories, wherever needed.

Established in 1912, the National Test House, under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, is a leading scientific testing and quality assurance organisation with a pan-India presence. The collaboration is expected to improve transparency, standardisation and efficiency in quality assurance processes. It will help enhance the safety, durability and performance of national highways and support the Government of India’s vision of strong, reliable and world-class infrastructure.

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