The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to develop and report a “Green Cover Index” for the extensive network of National Highways in India.
- The agreement has been signed for three years.
- The NRSC will undertake a comprehensive pan-India estimation of green cover, referred to as the “Green Cover Index” for National Highways using high-resolution satellite imagery.
- The findings of the index will facilitate comparison and ranking of various National Highways for timely and periodic intervention.
- The green cover would be estimated for every 1 km length of the National Highways.
