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Steel Slag Road Technology can reduce road construction costs by around 40 per cent while delivering four times the strength of conventional roads, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, said today. He said the technology can also substantially extend the maintenance cycle, with maintenance required only after about 15 years in suitable applications, making it a breakthrough with implications not only for road engineering but also for the overall infrastructure economy.

Dr Jitendra Singh called for the indigenous technology to move from one project to many projects and from one State to many States, with its adoption extending beyond the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to Railways, other Government departments, State Governments and private builders, contractors and infrastructure operators.

Dr Jitendra Singh was speaking at the conferment of the Guinness World Record for the “World’s Longest Road Built with Processed Steel Slag Aggregates”, jointly pursued by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) New Delhi and Jindal Steel Limited. The 1.85-km road at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, marks a major scale-up of an indigenous technology that converts processed steel slag, a by-product of steel production, into aggregates for road construction. The programme also witnessed the virtual inauguration of the road, release of a scientific documentary, signing of a Technology Transfer Agreement between CSIR-CRRI and Jindal Steel, launch of the “Steel Grit” brand and recognition of the project team.

Dr Jitendra Singh said this successful initiative simultaneously lives up to more than one flagship priorities of this government including PM Shri Narendra Modi's repeated emphasis on "Waste to Wealth" recycling options.

Among those present were Shri Naveen Jindal, Member of Parliament, Chairman, Jindal Steel and President, Indian Steel Association; Dr N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, DSIR and Director General, CSIR; Dr V.K. Saraswat, former Member, NITI Aayog and former Director General, DRDO; Dr Ch. Ravi Sekhar, Director, CSIR-CRRI; representatives of Guinness World Records, scientists, engineers, industry leaders and members of the media.