UP Deputy CM bats for environment-friendly roads

24 Nov 2023 CW Team

Maurya said that the FDR (Full Depth Reclamation) technology been adopted in the construction of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) roads in Uttar Pradesh was proving beneficial and useful for the Mission Life campaign.

Maurya was addressing a workshop based on Green/New Technology under Mission Life at the Ganna Sansthan. The workshop was organised by Uttar Pradesh Rural Road Development Agency (UPRRDA). The deputy chief minister called upon the representatives from different states to do more research work in addition to FDR technology in the construction of roads, which would promote environment and water conservation.

Maurya said that Uttar Pradesh was leading in adopting FDR technology in the construction of PMGSY roads. He said that the roads should be designed in such a way that along with the convenience of transportation, it also proved beneficial from the point of view of environmental friendliness.

He said that while moving ahead in any field, environmental protection should be our priority. He said that Uttar Pradesh was the leader in adopting green technology. The construction work of 5400 kilometres (684 routes) under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana was being done on green technology due in which 900 kilometres of construction had been completed. In this technology, separate aggregate was not used, due to which natural resources were not exploited. He said that in the construction of PMGSY routes under 5400 km FDR in Uttar Pradesh, about 86 lakh cubic metres of aggregate and its relative saving of 650 lakh litres of fuel in transportation had been estimated. Thus, carbon footprint was being reduced through FDR technology and this technology was environment friendly. The roads been built using FDR technology were low cost, high quality and also more durable.

Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that for the balanced and holistic development of villages, an important dimension was to plant saplings of perennial species along the rural roads, this would give impetus to the Mission Life campaign. Maurya said that the FDR (Full Depth Reclamation) technology been adopted in the construction of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) roads in Uttar Pradesh was proving beneficial and useful for the Mission Life campaign. Maurya was addressing a workshop based on Green/New Technology under Mission Life at the Ganna Sansthan. The workshop was organised by Uttar Pradesh Rural Road Development Agency (UPRRDA). The deputy chief minister called upon the representatives from different states to do more research work in addition to FDR technology in the construction of roads, which would promote environment and water conservation. Maurya said that Uttar Pradesh was leading in adopting FDR technology in the construction of PMGSY roads. He said that the roads should be designed in such a way that along with the convenience of transportation, it also proved beneficial from the point of view of environmental friendliness. He said that while moving ahead in any field, environmental protection should be our priority. He said that Uttar Pradesh was the leader in adopting green technology. The construction work of 5400 kilometres (684 routes) under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana was being done on green technology due in which 900 kilometres of construction had been completed. In this technology, separate aggregate was not used, due to which natural resources were not exploited. He said that in the construction of PMGSY routes under 5400 km FDR in Uttar Pradesh, about 86 lakh cubic metres of aggregate and its relative saving of 650 lakh litres of fuel in transportation had been estimated. Thus, carbon footprint was being reduced through FDR technology and this technology was environment friendly. The roads been built using FDR technology were low cost, high quality and also more durable.

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