India, Oct. 3 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon begin installing sign boards embedded with QR codes across the national highway network, which will provide travellers with instant access to digital information on nearby emergency and utility services, including hospitals, fuel stations, toilets, police stations, restaurants, toll plazas, truck lay-byes, vehicle repair shops, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations.

Contact details of relevant officials such as the highway patrol, toll manager, project manager, and resident engineer, apart from the emergency helpline number 1033 and contact information of NHAI field offices, will also be displayed.

According to the initiative announced by the Ministry of Ro...