The 81st annual session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) to be held in state capital Lucknow from October 8 to 11 will see over 1,500 delegates from India and abroad participate in discussions on the use of technology in construction of roads and bridges.
Uttar Pradesh is hosting the event for the fifth time and the Public Works Department is the nodal department for making all arrangements.
While Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will be the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will preside over the event. Union Minister of State General (Retd.) VK Singh will also be attending the event.
About 200 delegates from UP will also participate in the event.
After the convention, the participants will also be enlightened about the spiritual and cultural heritage of Uttar Pradesh through places like Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Mathura, and Vrindavan, among others.
The development of infrastructure and network of roads has been playing a significant role in meeting the target of turning the state into a 1 trillion-dollar economy as envisioned by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
There will be about 19 technical sessions in all, focusing on fields like road construction technologies and infrastructure which will be of great benefit to UP.
This is the fifth session of IRC in Uttar Pradesh. The first session was held in Delhi in December 1934. UP previously hosted it in the years 1937, 1985, 1995 and 2011.
During the sessions, presentations will be made on numerous subjects by technical experts from the country and abroad, engineers of the Centre and state, road and bridge-related institutions, scientists and consultants.
Moreover, 180 stalls have been set up for a technical exhibition, in which information related to equipment, machinery, materials and new technology will be on display from various companies engaged in road construction. Along with this, through One District, One Product (ODOP) stalls, the visitors will also be made aware of the skills of the local artisans and craftsmen of the state. The ‘Hariharpur Gharana’ will also present a cultural evening.