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Jindal Steel builds world's longest steel slag road in India
Jindal Steel built a long road in Raigarh using waste from steel factories.
The waste, called steel slag, was processed to make strong road-building material.
The road is 1.85 kilometres long and has four lanes.
Guinness World Records recognised it as the longest road of its kind.
About 2 lakh tonnes of processed slag were used.
Scientists helped crush, clean and grade the material before it was used.
The road was tested for environmental safety and for heavy trucks.
It is thinner than a regular road and cost less to build.
The project shows how industrial waste can be reused instead of relying as much on natural stone.
Jindal Steel built a 1.85-kilometre, four-lane road in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
The road uses 100% processed steel slag generated as waste from the company’s factories.
Guinness World Records recognised it as the world’s longest steel slag road.
Nearly 2 lakh tonnes of processed slag were used, reducing reliance on natural stone excavation and mining.
The road is about 35% thinner and delivered approximately 40% construction-cost savings compared with conventional roads.
- Who
- Jindal Steel, Indian scientists, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and a road research institute worked on the project.
- What
- They built the world’s longest steel slag road, using 100% processed steel slag.
- Where
- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India.
- When
- The articles do not specify the construction or recognition date.
- Why
- The project aims to turn industrial waste into road-building material, reduce dependence on natural stone, and lower resource and construction costs.
Key facts
- Road length
- 1.85 kilometres
- Road design
- Four lanes
- Primary material
- 100% processed steel slag
- Steel slag used
- Nearly 2 lakh tonnes
- Cost savings
- Approximately 40% compared with conventional roads
- Thickness
- Around 35% thinner than conventional roads
- Recognition
- Guinness World Records recognised it as the world’s longest steel slag road
Sources
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