City roadways to incorporate plastic waste

In a significant move aimed at green infrastructure and sustainable urban governance, the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has issued a new directive mandating that arterial roads across the city be built or repaired using polymer modified bitumen.

- Snehil Sinha

The order, issued last week states that all road works under PWD will henceforth be using polymer modified bitumen in place of normal viscosity grade bitumen. Officials said that with frequent road repair work being needed across various stretches, this move is aimed at improving the strength of roads.