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More roads with plastic in Nagpur

he state's public works department (PWD) has and Pandharkawda. Resurfacing of 1km was done with
Tsuccessfully resurfaced two roads in the Nagpur plastic-bitumen mixture and remaining 12km in usual
district using plastic waste mixed with bitumen. After this manner. Work was done through private contractor PK
pilot basis in six districts of Nagpur revenue division, the Constructions. Some 1.65 metric tonne plastic was mixed
plan is to resurface three roads each in six districts. City with bitumen on the 1km stretch. Plastic-waste ratio was
MP and Union minister for road transport and highways 6kg per cubic meter. Reports are on positive note, and
Nitin Gadkari had given permission to mix 8% plastic waste have been submitted to the head office," he said. PWD has
followed the formula permitted by the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways (MoRTH) coming under Gadkari.
MoRTH had permitted mixing of 8% plastic waste with
bitumen.
The quantum of plastic waste is likely to increase after
some modifications. NMC had also started resurfacing a
road near Bhandewadi dumping yard with plastic-bitumen
mix a few months ago. The work was not a success due to
problem of water logging on the stretch. The civic body
is trying the same concept on a stretch at Sugat Nagar in
Ashi Nagar Zone now.
in bitumen for resurfacing tar roads. on June 16, 2016, the
PWD issued a notification directing all regional officials to
take up resurfacing of tar roads with plastic waste mixed Andhra Pradesh to get more

with bitumen on trial basis. Chief engineer Ulhas Debadwar plastic roads
said in the report that the road between Umargaon and
Pandharkawda in Nagpur tehsil, stretching 1km, was the illages in Andhra Pradesh will get plastic roads which
first to be resurfaced in this manner. Vwill be more durable and not be affected by rain.The
AP Panchayat Raj department is getting ready to provide
"Reports proved the experiment was successful. Utilization plastic pellets to build 45 clusters by october 2. All 661
of plastic waste in bitumen increased durability of the mandals in AP would be connected with the plastic mixed
road by one more year. The concept also helps civic bodies roads by January 26, said Panchayati Raj commissioner
dispose of plastic waste, which was a major challenge. It is B. Ramanjaneyulu. AP Chief Secretary Dinesh Kumar has
a waste to wealth concept. We are planning to collaborate been working on this project for two years.Locals in
with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and other civic the 45 clusters have started selling plastic waste to the
bodies in the division for supply of plastic waste. It can PR department. This is graded and shredded and sold
generate revenue for civic bodies," he said. Debadwar has as pellets at `40 per
also directed his officials to identify three roads each in kg, for construction of
six districts and resurface them with plastic waste and Panchayat Raj roads.
“The demand is two
bitumen. The second road taken up under the concept tonnes for 1 km of road,”
was a 500m stretch on Bazargaon to Adegaon to Kawadsa Mr Ramanjaneyulu said.
Road in the district. Deputy engineer Chandrashekar Giri The department would
said even Neeri officials visited the road and plan to take be able to produce 110
up the same concept on roads in their premises. "We tonnes by January 2018,
planned resurfacing of 13km stretch of road — Shankarpur by which time all the clusters in 661 mandals will become
to Vela, Kanhalgaon, Hudkeshwar, Adyali, Umargaon operational.

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