In a unique initiative to ensure the disposal of plastic waste and its use in development works, Punjab Government has started the work of constructing roads from plastic waste in area under Bathinda Municipal Corporation.
Sharing information, the state Local Government Minister Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that with the introduction of the use of plastic in road construction by Bathinda Municipal Corporation staff, an effective solution to plastic waste has also been found and the cost will also be reduced.
“Jujhar Singh Nagar road at Bathinda from Bajwa House to Main Street and street no. 3 – A road has been constructed using plastic waste at Jujhar Singh Nagar. Apart from this, the road has been constructed using plastic at street number 3 B Jujhar Singh Nagar. He said that 1000 running feet long road has been constructed using eight percent plastic waste in bitumen,” he said.
The Minister said that by using plastic for the construction of roads, there will be success in solving the problem of plastic waste, which will make the environment clean and pollution-free.
“By using plastic for construction of roads, the roads will be made of better quality than before. Along with this, the cost of road construction will also reduce,” he said.
The Minister added that the immediate results are satisfactory, and “soon, other committees or corporations will also use plastic for road construction”.