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R Vasudevan, a Madurai-based Chemistry Professor, is known as the ‘Plastic-Man’ of India
Popularly known as the Plastic Man of India, Vasudevan is actually a chemistry professor from Madurai who invented a ground-breaking technology that helps in creating roads by reusing plastic wastes.
A 73-year-old retired chemistry professor from the Thiagarajar Engineering College in Madurai was on Thursday named as one of the 73 recipients of the Padma Shri, the government’s fourth highest civilian honor. Rajagopalan Vasudevan is known as the “Plastic Man of India” for devising an innovative way of disposing of plastic waste – by using it to build roads.
R Vasudevan, the 'Plastic-Man' of India is a Maduari-based chemistry professor. He came up with an innovative method to reuse plastic waste to construct better, more durable and very cost-effective roads
भारत के प्लास्टिक मैन के रूप में लोकप्रिय वासुदेवन वास्तव में मदुरै के एक रसायन विज्ञान के प्रोफेसर हैं, जिन्होंने एक ग्राउंड-ब्रेकिंग तकनीक का आविष्कार किया था जो प्लास्टिक कचरे का पुन: उपयोग करके सड़क बनाने में मदद करता है।