Country's first 'steel road' built in Gujarat

Country's first 'steel road' built in Gujarat

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Category : State Published on: March 29 2022

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  • The Diamond City of India, Surat, has become the first in India to get a road that is made out of steel waste.
  • Built by Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India with CSIR India (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) & CRRI (Central Road Research Institute) along with the government think tank NITI Aayog, the steel slag road is a stellar example of sustainable development.
  • The 6-lane 1-kilometre long road is an experimental project that may solve the waste material issue. 
  • Often considered as a waste material, steel slag has been a problem area for the steel industry.
  • Slag is a by-product of smelting ores and used metals.
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