Monitoring and Performance Evaluation: Case Study on the Bhutan Road Network Project-II Read more about Monitoring and Performance Evaluation: Case Study on the Bhutan Road Network Project-II Improvements and innovation in design of linear infrastructure such as roads and bridges are observed to be beneficial to wildlife crossings. This is among the findings of a 2-phased monitoring study in Bhutan particularly in a 183-kilometer highway and feeder road constructed under RNP II with the technical and financial assistance of ADB. Seven underpasses were constructed at NH2 and one at NH5.
Design – India: NH-37 East West Highway, Kaziranga NP, Assam Read more about Design – India: NH-37 East West Highway, Kaziranga NP, Assam India is host to a rich wildlife with an estimated 2,413 rhinoceros in Kaziranga alone. Faced with increasing loss of wildlife due to habitat loss and fragmentation and roadside accidents, the government of Assam is currently working on a wildlife-friendly development project specifically on critical sections of the national road, which straddles or cuts through the Kaziranga National Park Stretch.
Shantanoo Bhattacharyya Keywords biodiversity conservation road design and planning Read more about Shantanoo Bhattacharyya Shantanoo has progressed to becoming Senior Consultant to the Public Works Department after serving it as Additional Chief Engineer (Mechanical). Fully committed to environmental protection and management, he is pioneering bio-engineering in the field of erosion control and waste management. He handles the environmental engineering works of the department and currently acts as the Nodal Officer for a large wildlife-friendly road project along the Kaziranga National Park of Assam.