Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- In a major boost to interdisciplinary research and sustainable engineering innovation, two faculty members from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar have been awarded a prestigious research grant ofRs.73,60,921.5 by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The grant has been sanctioned for a groundbreaking project titled "Bioremediation-Enhanced Pavement System for Removal of Toxic Elements from Underground Soil." The project will be spearheaded by Dr. Vivek, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, as the Principal Investigator (PI), and Dr. Anshul Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, as the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI). The central objecti...