The Odisha Government has won the 1st prize at the National Awards Function of the Union Rural Development Ministry for constructing the highest length of roads using green technology. It has also bagged the top prize for constructing the highest length of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and secured the 3rd prize for asset management. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated the concerned officials over the achievement.
The Government had earlier asked the Works Department to prepare a guideline for use of environmentally-unfriendly waste in road construction works. The Panchayati Raj Department was asked to put a mechanism in place for collection of waste plastics in rural areas and handing it over to the Housing and Urban Development Department at identified points. After segregation of the plastic materials, it was used in road construction.