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DIY Infrastructure: Bihar’s Innovative 'Peel-and-Reveal' Highways

10 March 2026 - Barmer, Rajasthan

Record date
10 Mar 2026
Location
Barmer, Rajasthan
The odd part

India's first biodegradable highway that doubles as a giant strip of charcoal peel-off mask for Mother Earth.

What happened

In a stunning display of 'Atmanirbhar' engineering, a newly laid road in Bihar has gone viral after a citizen demonstrated that the asphalt could be peeled off with bare hands like a dry sticker. Officials have yet to clarify if the road was built using high-grade bitumen or simply leftover dark chocolate, but they have assured citizens that the 'easy-to-remove' feature makes it much easier to fix future potholes.

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