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role of IRC in transportation development in india
1. ROLE OF IRC IN TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT IN
INDIA
1Raj Premani, 2Sitesh kumar singh
1
B.Tech, Civil Engineering, 2nd
Year, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan, India – 325003
2
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan,
India – 325003
E-mail: 1
rajpremani2010@gmail.com, 2
siteshlpu@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
IRC (Indian road congress) is a semi official technical body, which may be recalled as one of the
main recommendation made by the Jayakar committee. India road congress works in a close
collaboration with road wing of the ministry of surface transport, government of India. Road
wing of the ministry of Surface Transport handles the road matters of the Central Government.
Now IRC has become an active body of national importance controlling specification,
standardization, design, material used and construction of road and bridges. The focus of IRC is
now shifted to the road user safety as India accounts 11 percent of the global road crashes. IRC
has decided to take a step towards environment protection by using recycled waste and by
minimizing the use of natural resources.
Keywords: IRC, road wing, Jayakar committee.
I. INTRODUCTION
After the First World War, the number of vehicles using the roads increased and this demand the
betterment of road network. This becomes the main reason of concern at that time so the Indian
legislature took a big step by appointing a committee with Mr. M.R. Jayakar as Chairman in
1927. In 1928 Jayakar committee submitted their report with some recommendation. The main
recommendation was to “Appoint a semi official technical body which will act as an advisory
committee”. After the report submitted by the committee the central government consults the
state governments, and then an inaugural meeting of highway engineers takes place at New Delhi
in December, 1934. This meeting was attended by 73 Engineers from all parts of the India. This
was the birth of the IRC. When the activities of the IRC started increasing, then it was registered
as a permanent government committee in 1937. It was started with a membership of 73 in 1934,
but now it has about 13,500 members from Central and State governments, Border road
organization, Road research institute and also from private enterprise.
2. Indian road congress was constituted to provide a forum for the regular pooling of experience
and ideas on all matters that are affecting the planning, construction and maintenance of roads in
India. The IRC has played an important role in the formation of the three 20 years road
development plans (Nagpur road plan, Bombay road plan and Lucknow road plan). The IRC
publishes journals, research publication on various aspects of highway engineering. The
technical activities of the IRC are mainly carried out by the Highway research Board and several
committees and sub committees of expert in each subjects. Nagpur and Bombay road plan both
was initiated by IRC and the Lucknow road plan was prepared by the road wing of the ministry
of shipping and transport and was approved by the Council of the Indian road congress this
document was released during 45th annual session and the Golden Jubilee celebration of the IRC
in February 1985.
II. FUNCTION OF IRC
Indian Road Congress is a body of professional highway engineers that provides the following
services:
It provides a channel for expression of collective opinion of its members for all matters
affecting the planning, construction and maintenance of roads in India.
It promotes the use of the standard specification and to propose specification.
It provides the suggestion for the better methods of planning, designing, construction,
administration and maintenance of roads.
It conducts periodical meeting to discuss technical problems regarding roads and thus
disseminate technical knowledge of experiences amongst highway engineers.
It makes the laws for the development, improvement and protection of the roads.
It furnishes and maintains libraries and museums for promoting and encouraging the
science and practice of building, operation and maintenance of roads.
It advice regarding education, experiment and research connected with roads.
It publishes or arrange for the publication of proceedings, journals, periodicals, and other
literature for the promotion of the objective of the IRC.
It provides dimensions and weight of road vehicles, route marker signs for national
highway and also types of stones for boundary walls.
It recommends practice for the design and layout of cycle tracks.
It also pays attention to the environment, cost of roads, road safety, sight distance, design
speed, road drainage and width of the roads.
Everything from width of road to type of pavement, design speed, cross slope, stopping sight
distance in hilly areas, ground level areas are fixed by the INDIAN ROAD CONGRESS.
Table.1 Standards Given by IRC
STANDARD YEAR TITLE
3. IRC 002 1968 ROUTE MARKER SIGNS FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.
IRC 003 1983 DIMENSION AND WEIGHT OF ROAD DESIGN VEHICLES.
IRC 005 1998 STANDARD SPECIFICATION AND CODE OF PRACTICE
FOR ROAD BRIDGES.
IRC 009 1972 TRAFFIC CENSUS ON NON URBAN ROADS.
IRC 007 1971 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR NUMBERING BRIDGES
AND CULVERTS.
IRC 011 1962 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN AND
LAYOUT OF CYCLE TRACKS.
IRC 012 2009 GUIDELINES FOR ACCESS, LOCATION AND LAYOUT OF
ROADSIDE FUEL STATIONS AND SERVICE STATION.
IRC 014 2004 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OPEN GRADED
PREMIX CARPET.
IRC 015 2011 STANDARD SPECIFICATION AND CODE OF PRACTICE
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE ROADS.
IRC 016 2004 STANDARD SPECIFICATION AND CODE OF PRACTICE
FOR PRIME AND TACK COAT.
IRC 019 2005 STANDARD SPECIFICATION AND CODE OF PRACTICE
FOR WATER BOUND MACADAM.
IRC 020 1966 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR BITUMINOUS
PENETRATION MACADAM
IRC 025 1967 TYPE DESIGN FOR BOUNDARY STONE.
IRC 028 1967 TENTATIVE SPECIFICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF STABILIZED SOIL ROADS WITH SOFT AGGREGRATE
IN AREAS OF MODERATE AND HIGH RAINFALL.
IRC 031 1969 ROUTE MARKER SIGNS OF STATE ROUTES.
IRC 032 1969 STANDARD FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL
CLEARANCES OF OVERHEAD ELECTRIC POWER AND
TELECOMMUNICATION LINES AS RELATED TO ROADS.
IRC 034 2011 RECOMMENDATION FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN
AREAS AFFECTED BY WATER LOGGING, FLOODING
AND SALTS INFESTATION.
IRC 037 2012 TENTATIVE GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN OF
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT.
IRC 041 1997 GUIDELINES FOR TYPE DESIGNS FOR CHECK
BARRIERS.
IRC 043 1972 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR TOOLS, EQIUPMENT
AND APPLIANCES FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT
CONSTRUCTION.
IRC 050 1973 RECOMMENDED DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE USE OF
CEMENT MODIFIED SOIL IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
IRC 053 2012 ROAD ACCIDENT RECORDING FORMS.
IRC 054 1974 LATERAL AND VERTICAL CLEARANCES AT
UNDERPASSES FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
IRC 056 2011 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR TREATMENT OF
EMBANKMENT AND ROADSIDE SLOPES FOR EROSION
4. CONTROL.
IRC 060 1976 TENTATIVE GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF LIME FLY
ASH CONCRETE AS PAVEMENT BASE.
IRC 062 1976 GUIDELINES FOR CONTROL OF ACCESS ON
HIGHWAYS.
IRC 066 1976 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR S.D ON RURAL
HIGHWAYS.
IRC 073 1990 GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDARDS FOR RURAL
HIGHWAYS.
IRC 080 1981 TYPE DESIGN FOR PICK UP BUS STOP ON RURAL
HIGHWAYS.
IRC 082 1982 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MAINTENANCE OF
BITUMINOUS SURFACES OF HIGHWAYS.
IRC SP 061 2004 AN APPROACH DOCUMENT ON WHOLE LIFE COSTING
FOR BRIDGES IN INDIA.
IRC SP 066 2005 GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN OF CONTINUOUS BRIDGES.
IRC SP 074 2007 GUIDELINES FOR REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF
STEEL BRIDGES.
IRC SP 083 2008 GUIDELINES FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND
REHABILITATION OF CEMENT CONCRETE
PAVEMENTS.
IRC SP 088 2010 MANUAL OF ROAD SAFETY AUDIT.
IRC SP 093 2011 GUIDELINES ON REQUIREMENTS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
IRC SP 098 2013 GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF WASTE PLASTIC IN HOT
BITUMINOUS MIXES.
IRC SP 100 2014 USE OF COLD MIX TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS USING BITUMEN
EMULSIONS.
III. HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD
This board was set up by Indian Road Congress in October, 1973 with a motto to provide proper
direction and guidance to road research activities in India. The board is expected to act as a
national body for coordination and promotion of highway research. The highway research board
has recommended suitable financial allocation of research by central and state government and
has chosen high priority research scheme for being taken up first.
The objectives of IRC highway research board are:
To co-ordinate and conduct correlation services.
To channelize consultative services.
To collect and make conclusion on the results obtained on research work.
To judge the nature and extent of research work required.
5. To correlate research information from various organization in India and abroad with a
view to exchange publication on roads.
To sponsor basic research through universities and research organizations.
There are three committees under HRB, namely;
1. Committee for identification, monitoring and research application (IMRA).
2. Committee for accreditation of new material / techniques / technology / instruments etc.
3. Committee on pilot projects to introduce innovations and support innovative ideas in the
road sector.
The Committee for accreditation of new material and techniques is composed of road and bridge
experts from CENTRAL ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CRRI), MINISTRY OF ROAD
TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAY (MORTH), NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF
INDIA (NHAI), NATIONAL RURAL ROAD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NRRDA),
CENTRAL PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT (CPWD), BORDER ROAD ORGANIZATION
(BRO), MILITARY ENGINEERING SERVICE (MES), STATE PWD’S, HIGHWAY
RESEARCH STATION (HRS), IIT DELHI, IIT ROORKEE, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
BUIDERS ASSOCIATION AND CONSULTING ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
(CEAI).
The expert committee would examine the proposal, obtain further information, if necessary and
give its decision.
IV. SOME OF THE DATA GIVEN BY IRC
1. WIDTH OF VEHICLE
No vehicle shall have a width exceeding 2.5 m.
2. HEIGHT OF VEHICLE
No vehicle other than a double Decker bus shall have a height exceeding 3.8 m for
normal application and 4.2 m when carrying freight containers. Double Decker buses
may however have a height not exceeding 4.75 m.
3. LENGTH OF VEHICLE
The maximum overall length of a single unit truck, exclusive of front and rear
bumpers, having two or more axles, shall be 11 m.
The maximum overall length of a single unit bus, exclusive of front and rear
bumpers, having two or more axles shall be 12 m.
The maximum overall length of a truck-tractor semi-trailer combination,
exclusive of front and rear bumpers shall be 16 m.
6. The maximum overall length of a truck-trailer combination, exclusive of front and
rear bumpers, shall be 18 m.
No combination of vehicles shall comprise more than two vehicles.
Table.2 Design Speed for Urban Roads
CLASSIFICATION ON THE BASIS OF
URBAN ROADS
DESIGN SPEED IN Km/hour
Aertial roads 80
Sub-aertial roads 60
Collector roads 50
Local streets 30
Table.3 Width of Carriageway
CLASS OF ROAD WIDTH (m)
Single lane without curbs 3.50
2-lane without curbs 7.00
2-lane with curbs 7.50
3-lane with or without curbs 10.5-11.00
4-lane with or without curbs 14.00
6-lane with or without curbs 21.00
Table.4 Safe Stopping Sight Distance
SPEED(Kmph) SAFE STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE
(m)
30 30
50 60
60 80
80 120
Table.5 The Passenger Car Unit factors recommended by IRC
VEHICLE TYPE PCU FACTOR
Two wheeler 0.50
Three wheeler 0.75
Car/jeep 1.00
Van/Tempo 1.00
Mini bus 1.50
Standard bus 3.00
LCV 2.00
7. 2xAxle/3x axle Rigid Truck 3.00
Tractor 3.00
Tractor Trailer 4.50
V. NEW INITIATIVES OF IRC
Government of India has declared the current decade as the decade of innovation for inclusive
growth and the U.N has declared this decade as the “Decade of action for road safety 2011-
2020”. So we can say now the whole focus is shifted to road safety and providing more facilities
to the road user. The data itself says that India alone accounts for 11 percent of the global road
crashes. In the year 2013, India has about half a million road accidents resulting in 137,572
fatalities and 4,90,000 serious injuries. This means one fatality on our roads every four minutes.
The total economy loss due to road accidents is equals to the 4% of GDP of India and that’s truly
describe the road facilities and traffic management system in India need to improve.IRC has
published “Guidelines for variable Message signs” for assessing accident potential and safety
performance and also organized an international conference on “ Road safety scenario in India
and way forward” with the support of union ministry of road transport and highways, World
Road association, on 29,30th November, 2014. IRC has published a manual on road safety under
IRC 088 named ROAD SAFETY AUDIT:
ROAD SAFETY AUDIT
a) Minimizing the likelihood of crashes occurring through safety-conscious planning and design.
b) Ensuring that, if a crash occurs, then the likelihood of the injury is minimized (such as
provision of anti-skid surfacing and crash barriers).
c) Ensuring that safety related design criteria (e.g. critical sight distances) have been met.
d) Managing risks, such that the risk of major safety problems occurring is less than the risk of
minor problems occurring.
e) Reducing the whole-life cycle costs of a design (unsatisfactory designs are expensive to
correct after they are built).
f) Minimizing the risk of crashes on the adjacent road network (particularly at intersections) as
well as on the new road scheme.
g) Enhancing the importance and relevance of road safety engineering in highway design work
and to enhance consideration for the safety of all categories of road users in all new and existing
schemes.
IRC has now decided to introduce cleaner, less polluting construction, use recycled waste and
minimize the use of natural resources for the environment. IRC has decided to use plastic waste
in bituminous mixes in an environment friendly technology. IRC has also decided to use fly ash
in road embankment. Now IRC has also decide to recycle and reclaim the valuable aggregates
and bitumen found from the failed and damage bituminous pavement and use them in
construction instead of dumping them in the land, this is another big step towards environment
protection .
8. VI. CONCLUSION
IRC is playing a very important role in the development of transportation system in India. IRC is
now working to introduce new techniques that will be environmental friendly in order to manage
plastic waste (a worst non biodegradable and toxic waste) and fly ash. They are also working to
improve road user facilities and trying to introduce new technologies that will decrease the
number of accidents hence decrease in number of fatalities and injury by provision of anti-skid
surfacing and crash barriers.
The length, width, height of the vehicle, width of carriageway, design speed, safe stopping sight
distance, curbs, design of road, material used while construction, cross slope, pattern everything
is decided by IRC.
VII. REFERENCES
1. www.irc.nic.in/
2. https://law.resource.org/pub/in/bis/irc
3. Highway Engineering- Dr. S.K KHANNA &Dr. C.E.G JUSTO
4. www.irc.org.in/
5. www.gktoday.in/indian-roads-congress-irc/
6. Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Clearance Process for Road & Highway
Projects in India by Dr. Niraj Sharma, Anuradha Shukla, R dhyani, Dr. S Gangopadhyay.