To strengthen digital security and data protection in national highway operations, Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) for collaboration in research, training and consultancy, particularly in the areas of cyber forensics and digital evidence integrity.
IHMCL, a company promoted by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), entered into the agreement with NFSU, an Institution of National Importance under the Government of India, headquartered in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The MoU was signed by A R Chitranshi, Chief Operating Officer, IHMCL, and Dr S O Junare, Campus Director, NFSU Gandhinagar, in the presence of NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav, IHMCL Chairman and Managing Director Vishal Chauhan, and other senior officials.
The agreement aims to promote academic and research-driven cooperation between the two organisations to enhance technological resilience, cybersecurity frameworks and institutional capacity building in critical national highway systems and digital platforms.
Under the MoU, NFSU will provide technical guidance and support to IHMCL for setting up state-of-the-art laboratories, including facilities for CCTV analysis, multimedia and audio-video examination, and advanced digital and cyber forensics. The university will also assist in strengthening cyber resilience and evidence integrity through specialised training programmes in cyber and digital forensics, multimedia analysis and allied domains.
The collaboration will focus on key technology-driven highway initiatives such as Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF), Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), Traffic Management Systems (TMS) and Weigh-in-Motion (WIM). Other identified areas include secure camera-based imaging systems, encrypted data storage and retrieval, cybersecurity audits of critical applications, forensic validation, scientific enhancement of imaging accuracy, and the establishment of Security Operations Centre (SOC) services.
Both organisations will also undertake joint research, development and consultancy projects in mutually agreed areas. A coordinator from each side will oversee implementation and periodically review the progress of activities under the agreement.
The MoU will remain valid for a period of three years and reflects NHAI’s emphasis on building a secure and robust digital ecosystem to support India’s rapidly expanding national highway infrastructure.
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