The Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari formally launched the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS).
The IBMS is being developed to create an inventory of all bridges in the country and rate their structural condition.
The IBMS is the largest platform in the world owned by a single owner, with database that could exceed 1,50,000 bridge structures.
During the inventory creation each bridge is assigned a unique identification number or National Identity Number based on the state, RTO (Road Transport Office) zone and whether it is situated on a National Highway, State Highway or is a district road.
Precise location of the bridge in terms of latitude-longitude is also collected through GPS and based on this, the bridge is assigned a Bridge Location Number.