Completed Projects: NH-44 and NH-09
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Two Kooch Kavach projects have completion records on file. Both show the barrier moving from trial lengths to full corridor work.
NH-44, Borkhedi to Kelapur (Maharashtra)
BSU received a work order on 22 September 2023 for supply and installation of Kooch Kavach on the Borkhedi to Wadner to Kelapur section of NH-44. The first 500 m was done in two lengths: 270 m (chainage 41+400 to 41+670) and 230 m (chainage 40+755 to 40+985). It was completed on 5 November 2023.
The project manager of the Borkhedi to Wadner to Kelapur project at National Highways Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. issued a completion certificate on 28 February 2024, certifying that BSU had successfully completed the work.
NHAI's Chandrapur project unit later described the work publicly. In a post on NHAI's official Facebook page, it said bamboo crash barriers were being installed on the Borkhedi, Wadner, Deodhari and Kelapur stretch of the Maharashtra to Telangana section of NH-44, and described them as eco-friendly, high-strength barriers that provide strong impact protection while reducing accident severity.
The full Borkhedi to Kelapur work of 7,730 m has since been completed.
NH-09, Hisar to Rohtak (Haryana)
BSU received a work order on 18 February 2025 for Kooch Kavach on NH-09 between Hisar and Rohtak, 4,560 m in length. On 20 March 2026, the main contractor on the project issued a certificate stating that the quality of the work was satisfactory.
What these records show
The two projects follow the same path as NH-48 Thane: a first stretch, then the full work. They add to the installed record described in the Kooch Kavach story.
For product details, see Kooch Kavach: World's First Bamboo Crash Barrier.
1. Left out on purpose: the Advantage Vidarbha event (date and BSU's role are not known), the 22 April 2026 Earth Day conference (no clipping has been seen), the NHAI Facebook post's date (only described, never dated), and the Delhi Hindi cost article.
2. The November 2022 Hindi clippings contain claims that are not in your documents (strength compared with steel, the NATRAX test, patents). Only the meeting and the workshop are used.
3. The Times of India report also mentions a crash test, a fire test and recycling values. None is used. It says NH960, but NHAI's letters say NH-930, which is used.
4. Contractors and consultants are not named. Contract values, payment amounts and the cost-per-km claims are not used.
5. The completion certificates themselves are not reproduced.
6. No IRC dates are written.
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