Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Kamleshwar Patel has said that Madhya Pradesh Rural Road Development Authority has set a record of constructing 6 thousand 500 kilometers of roadways in the State with plastic waste. This is a special initiative in the field of road construction.
Minister Shri Patel said that the use of plastic waste material is helpful in controlling environmental pollution. He said that construction of roads using this material under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is helpful in Swachh Bharat Mission.
Using plastic waste material, 70 km road has been constructed in Agar district, Alirajpur 59, Anuppur 40, Ashok Nagar 240, Balaghat 159, Barwani 139, Betul 333, Bhind 99, Bhopal 4, Burhanpur 31, Chhindwara 167, Damoh 29, Datia 94, Dewas 111, Dhar 302, Dindori 123, Guna 111, Gwalior 15, Harda 73, Indore 153, Jabalpur 58, Jhabua 169, Katni 65, Khandwa 71, Khargone 67, Mandla 304, Mandsaur 149, Morena 13, Narsinghpur 69 , Neemuch 112, Raisen 117, Rajgarh 64, Ratlam 113, Rewa 184, Sagar 4, Satna 159, Sehore 140, Seoni 298, Sheopur 54, Shahdol 125, Shajapur 304, Sidhi 57, Singrauli 168, Tikamgarh 31, Ujjain 397, Umaria 75 and in Vidisha 138 km of roads has been completed.