Question: Recently, for facilitating the supply of which of the following a MoU was signed between Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?
(a) Cement
(b) Ballast
(c) Sand
(d) Concrete
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On December 12, 2017, a MoU was signed yesterday between Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for facilitating the supply of sand for highways construction work.
- Concessionaires working on highways projects have been facing a shortage of sand at many sites.
- The MoU aims to fill this gap by facilitating the availability of sand for these concessionaires.
- As per the MoU, business intermediaries will ship and store this sand at various ports in India and market it in India.
- DCI intends to do dredging operations at locations in South East Asia, generating large volumes of sand. This dredging will be done for the purpose of obtaining sand.
- NHAI will facilitate the process by displaying the availability of sand at various stockyards at the ports.
Reference:
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