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Detailed explanation-1: -NHAI will also undertake monthly drone survey in all developed projects where NHAI is responsible for operation and maintenance.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1988 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways NHAI has been set up as a Central Authority to develop, maintain and manage the National Highways entrusted to it by the Government of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -NEW DELHI: The 27-year-old National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the country’s main highway development agency, has got the 20th chairman with the government appointing a senior UP cadre IAS as its new chief.

Detailed explanation-4: -The drone footage can also be used for dispute resolution, during arbitrations and in case of court cases as these can be used as proof, ” said an official. The NHAI had first used the video recordings of progress for the Delhi-Mumbai expressway project, which has been successful for expediting the works.

Detailed explanation-5: -Drone surveying is an aerial survey conducted using drones and special cameras to capture aerial data with downward-facing sensors. It is frequently used by surveyors and engineers in construction for terrain assessments and mapping.