World’s First Bamboo Crash Barrier

• Recently, the world’s first 200-metre-long bamboo crash barrier has been installed on a Vani-Warora Highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra.
• Named ‘Bahu Balli’, the bamboo crash barrier made from ‘Bambusa Balcoa’ species underwent rigorous testing at various government-run institutions and was rated as Class 1 during the Fire Rating Test and it has also been accredited by the Indian Road Congress (IRC).
• This crash barrier offers a perfect alternative to steel and addresses environmental concerns.

About Indian Road Congress (IRC)

• Indian Roads Congress is the premier technical body of highway engineers which was formed in 1934 as India’s national body for laying down and designing standards for roads and highway construction

The IRC was set up on the recommendations of the Indian Road Development Committee best known as Jayakar Committee (1927) set up by the Government