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In December 2019, India built 21,000 miles of roads using plastic waste. Until now, the country has almost 33,700 km of plastic roadways that means every 1 km road uses one million plastic bags. [20] As of 2021, only 703 kilometers of National Highways were constructed using plastic roads. [21]
Rajagopalan Vasudevan, is an Indian scientist who has worked mainly in waste management.He is currently a professor in Thiagarajar College of Engineering. [1] He developed an innovative method to reuse plastic waste to construct better, more durable and very cost-effective roads.
While COVID-19 raged across India and the world, The Ugly Indian did their part to help fight the spread of the virus. The Ugly Indian and BBMP teamed up to create wall paintings and install custom-designed posters creating awareness about COVID-19 helplines in over 300 locations in Bengaluru. [ 30 ]
India is in the grip of a brutal heat wave and in some parts, temperatures are so high that even the roads are melting. The disfigured road markings can be seen at several intersections in New Delhi.
As of 2021, 64.5% of all goods in India are moved through the country's road network, 90% of India's total passenger traffic uses the road network to commute and the road network contributes 4.8% to the country's gross domestic product. [25] In 2023, India's road network became the world's second largest, after the United States. [26]
The Indian Road Congress was formed as the apex body for Engineering in Highway construction in India in the year 1934 with 73 members [2] with the main objective for development of roads and helping to provides a stage for exchanging expertise and latest research developments relating to it are shared. [3]
The road will improve connectivity between India and China, and provide a shorter route for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. SASEC Road Connectivity Project: NHIDCL is implementing the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project, which involves the upgradation of around 500 km of roads in the North-Eastern region.
Thalassery-Mahe Bypass (Malayalam: ബൈപ്പാസ്) is a part of NH 66 that bypasses Thalassery city in Kerala and Mahé Puducherry, India. The busy 18.6 km long bypass starts at Mahé, Puducherry, via Muzhappilangad in Thalassery, Kerala. [1] [2]