<span style="color: #222222;">In Ladakh, the Union Territory Administration is adopting new technologies and environmentally sustainable practices in building new Ladakh.<br />'' <br />'' The Public Works Department Commissioner-Secretary Rigzin Samphel directed the engineers to explore the new technologies in construction.<br />'' <br />'' As precursor, he directed the Roads and Buildings and PM Gram Sadak Yojana engineers to use plastic waste such as mineral water bottles, plastic containers and other thrown away plastics in the bituminous roads to be constructed in the next financial year.<br />'' <br />'' Two plastic shredding machines will be installed in Leh and Kargil districts.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The PWD Secretary also instructed the Engineering Chief to ensure the usage of at least 10 percent plastic in the bituminous roads in the future contracts in the UT Ladakh.</span><br />