BHUBANESWAR, Sept. 12 -- To make the environment free from plastic wastes, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Wednesday asked the Works Department to make guidelines for use of waste plastic materials in construction of roads.
Chairing a meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan here, he asked the Chief Engineer of the department to include the use of plastic wastes in the schedule of rate and ascertain the quantum of plastic that can be used for construction of roads annually.
It was revealed that waste plastics would need to be processed for use in road construction. The wastes would be cut into very small pieces and processed to get mingled with tar. It was decided that youths would be given training to establish processing units. The Chief Secreta...