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Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is exploring the possibility of setting up a state-of-the-art mastic plant at the outskirts of the city as an alternative to the hot mix plants for road construction. Hot mix plants have been under the glare of the National Green Tribunal for the last two years due to pollution. "We have held talks with a German based company and they have demonstrated the technology of the mastic plant. KMC has already started work for a batch mix plant at Goragacha Road in Taratala which will be semi-automatic and most importantly, environment friendly. The department has also identified another 5 bigha land at Bhangar block in South 24-Parganas for another batch mix plant..