Nanotech roads to come up in Kochi

Q: Hey everyone. I have heard that the Government is planning to use some nano technology to construct the roads in the city? Any details about this?

Ayesha Bibi, Kochi

24th March 2015

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It is also pretty cost efficient if you look at it. For a 100-metre-long and five-metre-wide stretch, the cost of using these nanotechnology products would come to around Rs 6,000.

Nathan Saldanha, Kochi

5th April 2015

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I have heard that once the technology proves successful, it would be introduced across the state, which is a great thing if you ask me. As the cost of the repair and the development of the roads will be decreased by a lot.

Ganesh Nambiar, Kochi

4th April 2015

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Did you know that by using this the result is 100% coating, workability and low temperature compaction of the road surface. The products enable to build moisture resistant, long-lasting and maintenance-free roads. A road constructed using the technology will need no maintenance for about 15 years

Rajagopal Menon, Kochi

3rd April 2015

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There are two green products developed by the company that are used in the nanotechnology, are used separately while constructing or asphalting a road. This will prevent the potholes and the destruction of the roads.

Krishna Abhijath, Kochi

2nd April 2015

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Yes yes, and this in turn will increases the cost of maintenance, repair and redevelopment of the roads, it also decreases the life span of the road, and they get spoilt real soon,

Ashwini Eradi, Kochi

1st April 2015

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Brilliant! The way the roads and pavements are constructed now, it is very bad. it provides very limited protection against moisture, ultimately resulting in poor quality of roads, specially during monsoons

Naresh Valiathan, Kochi

31st March 2015

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Oh wow, this is great news. The company's technology has already been used by major private contract firms that build national highways in India and in other major projects in European and African countries.

Arjun Sridhar, Kochi

30th March 2015

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Most of the highways and other roads in the country are using this technology right now. The nanotechnology has been developed by Zydex Technologies, a company that is based in Gujarat.

Vineet David, Kochi

29th March 2015

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Yeah this method has alredy been tested you know. The technology has already been tested on a 60-metre stretch between Kundamoozhi and Killi in Managalapura in Thiruvananthapuram

Micheal George, Kochi

28th March 2015

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I think this is a very good idea. Crores of rupees are spent every year for repairing and resurfacing the roads. This is because of heavy rains in the state that weakens the soil base of roads, resulting in potholes that affect the ride-quality of the road surface

Sathish Menon, Kochi

26th March 2015

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Yeah a trail run for this also has been done. the department has selected a 300-metre stretch of a panchayat road in Edakkattuvayal panchayat. The trial would experiment with nanotechnology to build moisture resistant, long-lasting and maintenance-free roads.

Krishnan Nair, Kochi

25th March 2015

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Hey, yes this is a new venture by the Government actually, we can now look forward to better roads with the local self government department planning to use nanotechnology to construct all-weather roads in the city.

David Oomen Mathews, Kochi

24th March 2015

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