Summary
Special toll booths that read cars without stopping will be installed.
Trees will be planted beside the road and watered with drip systems.
Rainwater will be collected in hidden ponds to stop flooding.
Key Points
5 points1
National Highways Authority of India released guidelines for fast, safe roads.
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Guidelines require data‑driven traffic planning to predict future cars and trucks.
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Automated and Intelligent Machine‑aided Construction will be used.
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Multi‑Lane Free Flow tolling will let drivers keep moving.
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Landscaping and water‑management features aim to protect the environment.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsdata‑driven
using numbers and facts to make decisions.
traffic planning
deciding how many vehicles will use a road.
freight movement
the transport of goods by trucks or trains.
drip irrigation
a way to water plants with tiny drops of water.
Multi‑Lane Free Flow
toll system where cars do not have to stop.
environmental conditions
the natural things like weather and soil around the road.
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