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Soon, Ghazipur landfill’s waste will help in making highways

Source: Millennium post, Date: , 2016

The Corporation, while giving the go ahead on Wednesday, said that nearly 70 per cent waste of around 14 million metric tonne of dumped waste will be used for road constructions which will be the first of its kind in the country. The move comes after a study was conducted by the CSIR — Central Road Research Institute (CRRI). The institute submitted its report to NHAI a couple of months back and said that the Municipal solid waste contains about 65 to 70 per cent of soil components which can be used in embankment construction after segregation from the Municipal solid waste. Following which, the matter was placed before the Standing Committee for approval.

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