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Mahindra RoadMaster G75
Revolutionising Road Making in India
of roads in India. Simply put 95% of
roads in India are small single to double
lane roads while only the remaining
5% are the larger ones requiring
bulky machines for road making and
maintenance.
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Manish Arora
Business Head
Mahindra Construction Equipment
et’s start with some facts and
figures about the situation of
roads in India as compared to
the first world countries before we
get into why RoadMaster G75 is
revolutionising road making in India.
60% roads in developed nations are
multi-lane expressways, national and
state highways. The corresponding
number for India is a meagre 6% or
2,56,749 Km roads across the length
and width of the country. On the same
lines, major district roads (MDR) / other
district roads (ODR) constitute of 30%
road length in developed countries and
36% in India. Finally, Village roads (VR)
and unsurfaced roads constitute 10% of
the road length in developed countries
and a whopping 58% or 27,49,805 kms
Most motor grader brands available
in India are either imports or from
foreign manufacturers from developed
nations and are designed to suit the
requirements of their home countries.
These machine from international
manufacturers are simply brought
and sold in India without actually
understanding the ground realities or
requirements of the Indian market.
Most motor graders sold in India are
huge, expensive and grossly under
utilized since the market for these
machines is restricted to the few large
players catering to this 5-6% of all
roads in India. This oversight ensures
that the sale and utilization of these
machines is restricted to the big players
and a very small market. For catering to
the remains 95% of the market, these
machines prove to be way to bulky and
expensive. Too bulky and expensive
for the size and budget of these roads
resulting in small sales volumes.
The Mahindra RoadMaster G75 on
the other hand, is designed and
manufactured in India for India. 20,000
plus man days of product development,
6,000 plus hours of extensive testing
across India in the most extreme
working conditions, locations and
applications, extensive one year study
of the road and road construction
eco system in India and inputs from
customers, contractors, government
officials and other entities involved in
the road construction eco system are
the extensive and inclusive efforts that
have gone in designing this disruptive
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