Rourkela, June 27 -- day National Symposium on Building Resilient and Sustainable Highway Infrastructure (BRSHI-2026) on Friday. The symposium has brought together researchers, academicians, industry professionals and policymakers to deliberate on innovative solutions for developing resilient, sustainable and future-ready highway infrastructure. The inaugural session was graced by Prof. K. Umamaheshwar Rao, Director, NIT Rourkela, as the Chief Guest. Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Former President of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC), Former Director of CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), and Professor at IIT Roorkee, and Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Chief Engineer (Standards & Research), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Govern...