Question : Which of the following programme is correct regarding “macadamisation programme” for roads across J&K ?
(a) Macadam is a type of road construction, pioneered by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam
(b) G C Murmu has launched the ‘Macadamisation program’ to improve the roads across Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer : (c)
Related facts
Context
- Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Thursday(23 July 2020) announced the launch of a ‘Macadamisation Program’ for the improvement of roads across Jammu and Kashmir.
- Murmu has approved a program for 100 percent macadamisation of all roads in the Union Territory including 11,000 km of fair-weather roads.
- Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor also announced a release of Rs 200 Crores to the Public Works Department as the first tranche so that the macadamisation work on priority roads can commence.
Macadam
- Macadam is a type of road construction, pioneered by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam around 1820, in which single-sized crushed stone layers of small angular stones are placed in shallow lifts and compacted thoroughly.
- A binding layer of stone dust (crushed stone from the original material) may form; it may also, after rolling, be covered with a binder to keep dust and stones together. The method simplified what had been considered state of the art at that point.
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
http://www.businessworld.in/article/J-K-announces-launch-of-Macadamisation-Program-for-improvement-of-roads/23-07-2020-300720/
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/relaying-plan-for-jk-roads-117985