UP villages turning hi-tech, 75 kilometre long road built from plastic waste

Compost production started by collecting waste door-to-door in gram panchayats, generating income of more than three crore rupees

Master plan for waste management prepared on CM Yogi’s directions, mega campaign started to make every village of state clean

Lucknow, February 2026 : Uttar Pradesh’s villages are now forging a new identity of cleanliness and innovation. Innovative experiments of road construction from plastic waste, door-to-door waste collection for compost production and revenue generation have made the state’s rural landscape hi-tech.

So far, 75 kilometre long roads have been constructed from plastic waste in the state capital Lucknow including Rampur, Amethi, Lalitpur and Eta, which are presenting a new model of development with environmental conservation.

Panchayati Raj Department’s Director Amit Kumar Singh said, “On Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directions, master plan for waste management has been prepared in Uttar Pradesh.
Under this, door-to-door waste collection has been started in gram panchayats and vermi compost production is being done.

From this initiative, more than 3 crore rupees income has been generated so far. Meanwhile, additional earning of 29 lakh rupees has been made from plastic waste management units. Under this scheme, Panchayati Raj Department is working on ‘Waste to Wealth’ model in the state.

Under Swachh Gaon Maha Abhiyan being run by Panchayati Raj Department, waste is being converted into resource. These experiments of road construction by proper utilisation of plastic waste, compost production from organic waste and increasing panchayats’ income are proving to be milestone in direction of making every village of state clean, self-reliant and empowered.
Innovative experiments will be done in every village of state through this scheme.

According to Panchayati Raj Department’s Director Amit Kumar Singh, department is committed to strengthen gram panchayats through innovation. With village-to-village cleanliness campaign, not only environment is being protected from utilisation of plastic waste, but income worth crores of rupees is also being generated.