Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 4: World famous scientist Dr Ajai Kumar Sonkar told in a special conversation that roads made from plastic waste will emit harmful chemicals in the environment which will increase the damage to the ecology of water, air, environment and soil manifolds. Carbon footprint will also be increased drastically.

The Padmashri awarded scientist told that in many scientific studies it has been found that every substance made from fossil fuels contains carcinogenic chemical compounds which are major contributors to cancer and many deadly diseases spreading like common cough and cold everywhere today. At the same time, it is these fossil fuels due to which our earth is constantly getting hot, the life giving glaciers on earth are melting and disappearing.