RITES Limited, a leading Transport Infrastructure Consultancy and Engineering company, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have entered into memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate and explore marine infrastructure works.
- Under this arrangement, RITES and IIT-M will collaborate for providing engineering consultancy (design & construction supervision), enhancing technical cooperation and knowledge sharing for the development of marine infrastructure works, including navigational studies etc.
- The partnership intends to bring in best practices by leveraging each other’s expertise in marine engineering works and address environmental (oceanic) concerns to build sustainable and robust infrastructure.
About RITES Limited:
- RITES Limited is a Miniratna (Category -I) Schedule ‘A’ Public Sector Enterprise and a leading player in the transport consultancy and engineering sector in India, having diversified services and geographical reach.
- The company has experience spanning 47 years and has undertaken projects in over 55 countries across Asia, Africa, South America, and Middle East region.
- RITES Limited is the only export arm of Indian Railways for providing rolling stock overseas (other than Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia).
About IIT Madras:
- IIT Madras (IIT-M) is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research.
- An Institute of Eminence, IIT-M has 16 academic departments and a few advanced research centres in various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories organised in a unique pattern.
Source: RITES-Press Release
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