With immense pleasure, I introduce the proceedings of the 1st Online National Conference on Sustainable Materials and Practices for Infrastructure Development (SMPID-2020) which was organized by Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi, Bhawanipatna, Odisha, India in collaboration with Government College of Engineering, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India on 17th & 18th September, 2020.SMPID-2020 focused on emerging research and developments in infrastructure with emphasis on eco-friendly materials and practices. The infrastructures, which are being constructed today, will shape our lives tomorrow. The complex and diverse nature of the impacts due to climate change / weather extremes on civil infrastructures can be seen in our roadways, railways, bridges, flyovers, harbours, buildings etc. Extreme summer temperatures, flash floods, and rising numbers of freeze-thaw cycles pose challenges for civil infrastructure and can endanger public safety. Thus, civil infrastructures require constant attention, maintenance, and upgradation. Use of sustainable resources and design practices in various infrastructural sectors is the key to respond the impending crisis. Structural, geotechnical, environmental aspects along with transportation networks and water resources management are critical areas to be considered. SMPID-2020 provided a forum for the dissemination of latest technical information, publication of the high-quality research results and debate on the new trends in the area of infrastructure with lower ecological footprint.The conference program witnessed keynote lectures and oral presentations delivered by renowned scholars working in the areas of civil and its associative field from all over India. To enrich the quality of program, High quality and cutting edge research papers have been selected among the received and presented work. Keeping the COVID-19 pandemic situation in mind, the conference was swiftly held in online platform with the help of Cisco Webex Web conferencing and Videoconferencing platform by taking all the safety measures.Our conference committee and the authors were committed to support and made the conference successful. All accepted papers were subject to peer-review by conference committee and invited reviewers. The papers were selected based on their quality and their relevance to the conference. Off course, Plagiarism platforms were employed for monitoring the authenticity and quality of the presented research articles.I would like to express special thanks to all the members of the conference committee. I would also like to thank the reviewers for sharing their valuable time and advice which helped in improving the quality of the papers selected for presentation and publication in the proceedings. Finally, I want to thank all the authors and other conference participants for their unconditional support of SMPID-2020. Prof. (Dr.) Dulu Patnaik Patron, SMPID-2020Principal,Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi,Bhawanipatna, Odisha, India