IIT Roorkee professor proposes bio-bitumen road trial in Karnataka
An IIT Roorkee professor has proposed a pilot project in Karnataka to use bio-bitumen, a mixture of sugarcane molasses and traditional bitumen, for road construction. The technology claims to reduce construction costs by 20% and offers an environmentally friendly alternative to standard materials.
Why it matters
Adopting this technology could significantly lower infrastructure costs for the state while utilizing industrial by-products, especially amid rising bitumen prices.
An associate professor from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has written to the Karnataka government to construct a trial road section using bio-bitumen technology, claiming that the innovation could reduce road construction costs by up to 20% while offering environmental benefits.
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