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KVIC LAUNCHES INDIA’S FIRST ECO-FRIENDLY COW DUNG PAINT

hadi and Village Industries Commission
K(KVIC) launched “Khadi Prakritik Paint”,
India's first cow dung-based eco-friendly
paint. This is an innovative and first-of-its-
kind product. It is non-toxic and has an-
ti-fungal, antibacterial properties. The paint
is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury,
chromium, arsenic, cadmium etc. This
odourless paint is certified by the Bureau plastic emulsion. It is priced at only Rs 120
of Indian Standards. Khadi Prakritik Paint per litre for the distemper, and Rs 225 per
is available in two forms – distemper and litre for the emulsion.

PM ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF SHREE RECORD HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION

SOMNATH TRUST OF 7 KM PER DAY

he Ministry of Road Transport and High-
Tways (MoRTH) has created a record by
constructing 534 km of National Highways
in the week commencing January 8, 2021. It
rime Minister Narendra Modi is elected as the means construction of 76 kms highway per
Pnext Chairman of Shree Somnath Trust, Guja- day. Construction of 8,169 km of National
rat. Trustees unanimously chose the Prime Minis- Highways was completed in the period from
ter to guide it in the times to come. The post of the April 2020 to January 15, 2021, in the current
chairman had fallen vacant after the demise of Ke- financial year 2020-21. This amounts to con-
shubhai Patel in October 2020. The Prime Minister struction with a speed of around 28.16 km per
day. With such a rapid pace of construction,
expressed hope that together the Trust will be able
the ministry is hopeful that it will be able to
to further improve infrastructure, accommodation ar-
cross the construction target of 11,000 km by
rangements, recreation facilities and help establish
March 31, 2021. During the corresponding pe-
stronger connection of the pilgrims with the country’s riod last year 7,573 km highway was built with
great heritage. He became the second Prime Min- an average speed of 26.11 km per day.
ister after Morarji Desai to head the post of Chair-
man of Somnath Trust. The trust has eight members.
The other members include Home Minister Amit
Shah, former Dy PM LK Advani, ex-chief secretary
of Gujarat PK Laheri, Harshvardhan Neotia and
JD Parmar.

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