New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that the country has become the first in the world to commercially produce bio-bitumen.
Gadkari called the development as a historic milestone in India's road infrastructure.
Speaking at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) Technology Transfer Ceremony titled 'From Farm Residue to Road: Bio-Bitumen via Pyrolysis', the union minister highlighted how agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource.
He noted that bio-bitumen is a transformative step towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Gadkari said that by making use of the waste generated from agriculture, it reduces pollution generated by crop re...