Vijayawada: Villages in Andhra Pradesh will get plastic roads which will be more durable and not be affected by rain.
The AP Panchayat Raj department is getting ready to provide plastic pellets to build 45 clusters by October 2. All 661 mandals in AP would be connected with the plastic mixed roads by January 26, said Panchayati Raj commissioner B. Ramanjaneyulu. AP Chief Secretary Dinesh Kumar has been working on this project for two years.
Locals in the 45 clusters have started selling plastic waste to the PR department. This is graded and shredded and sold as pellets at '40 per kg, for construction of Panchayat Raj roads.
“The demand is two tonnes for 1 km of road,” Mr Ramanjaneyulu said. The department would be able to produce 110 tonnes by January 2018, by which time all the clusters in 661 mandals will become operational.
He said the plastic-mixed roads would not be damaged by rain, and would be less expensive.
Staff is being trained to produce plastic pellets at three centres in Bapatla, Samalkot and Sri Kalahasthi, he said.
