Newsinc24 Team 
India will sonn have roads made with steel waste.The first such road has come up in Surat in Gujarat at the Hazira industrial area. According to CSIR 19 million tonnes of steel waste produced by different plants around the country each year that generally go to landfills, may soon be find a use - to make roads that not only utilise an unused resource but also be more durable. It is sponsored by Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) with help from the Ministry of Steel and Policy Commission and the NITI Aayog. The project also taps the Government of India's Waste to Wealth and Clean India Campaign.
#Steelslag road built with 100 % processed steel slag aggregates in all layers of bituminous roads at Hazira, Surat in collaboration of @CSIRCRRI & @AMNSIndia under the R&D study sponsored by @SteelMinIndia. @NITIAayog @TATASTEEL @jswsteel @RinlVsp @NHAI_Official@CSIR_IND pic.twitter.com/dNHxxdnAZA
— CSIR CRRI (@CSIRCRRI) March 22, 2022
The pilot project road is 1 kilometer long and is a 6-lane highway. It is made using 100 per cent process steel aggregate and substitutes the usual materials. According to CSRI, the thickness of the road has also been reduced by 30 per cent. It is believed that this new method can prevent the roads from any damage caused during the monsoon season. With the success of its first pilot project, the Government of India is planning to use the steel waste in the construction of highways to make the roads stronger in the future.
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