Jindal Steel has received recognition from the Guinness World Records for constructing the world’s longest road using steel slag aggregates.
Steel slag is a waste by-product of the steel manufacturing process.
Jindal Steel Limited, in collaboration with CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), has achieved a Guinness World Records title for constructing the longest road built exclusively with processed steel slag aggregates at Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, a company statement said Saturday.
Around 2 lakh tonnes of processed steel slag has been used to build the 1.85-km four-lane road, replacing natural aggregates and reducing dependence on quarrying.
Naveen Jindal, Chairman, Jindal Steel Limited, said: “The achievement shows how science, technology and industry can transform industrial co-products into valuable resources for nation-building.”
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