CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Agartala Smart City Limited project, the Tripura government has constructed its first-ever plastic road by using non-recyclable plastic waste.

Detailed explanation-2: -The people of Bengaluru can now proudly say they have a road built entirely from recycled plastic-potentially the first in the city.

Detailed explanation-3: -The state of Tripura now has its first-ever road build by using non-recyclable plastic waste. The first-of-its-kind initiative has been taken under the Agartala Smart City Limited (ASCL) project and aims to reduce plastic waste generated in the state.

Detailed explanation-4: -India. Chennai was among the first cities globally to adopt the technology in a big way when the municipality commissioned 1000 km of plastic roads in 2004. The first plastic road in Tamil Nadu was laid down in Kambainallur, a Panchayat Town of the Dharmapuri district as per the guidelines of then Chief Minister.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bengaluru also successfully constructed more than 2, 000 km roads with waste plastic. The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has mandated the use of plastics for arterial roads. The state of Assam also started to use the same.