Kerala's transport research centre began in 1976 and its studies led to the declaration of National Waterway No. 3

Background

The Kerala High Court has asked road safety authorities for practical steps rather than a formal counter, and junction development work has closed the Vellanad-Uriyacode road; the state's own research body in this field is NATPAC. The National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) was established by the Government of Kerala in 1976 to develop solutions to the traffic and transportation problems faced by the State. It was reconstituted as an autonomous R&D Centre under the Science, Technology and Environment Committee (STEC), Government of Kerala, in 1982, and in November 2002 it was amalgamated with the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). Its milestones range from early involvement in the 1982 Delhi Asiad to foundational studies that led to the declaration of National Waterway No. 3. Its scientific and technical staff are organised into four scientific divisions, and its main campus in Thiruvananthapuram has a built-up area of 16,000 sq.ft. Two Regional Offices work in North and Central Kerala, one in the CWRDM campus, Kozhikode and the other in the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Ernakulam.