India’s First National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway inaugurated

Subject :Environment

Section: Pollution

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Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member (S&T), NITI AAYOG has inaugurated India’s First National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway.

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The Steel Slag Road Technology which was developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) is transforming the waste of steel industries into wealth.
It is helping the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to build stronger and eco-friendly national highways in the country.
For construction of this road around 80,000 tons of CONARC Steel slag were converted as processed steel slag aggregates at JSW Steel Dolvi, Raigad plant.
India is the second largest steel producing country in the world and about 19 million tonnes of steel slag is generated in the country as a solid waste, which will increase to 60 million tonnes by the year 2030.
Steel slag road technology fulfilling the Prime Minister’s ‘Waste to Wealth’ mission

About Steel Slag Road Technology:

The technology has been developed by the Central Road Research Institute under a research project in collaboration with the Ministry of Steel, Government of India.
This technology facilitates the large-scale utilization of waste steel slag of steel plants and has proved very useful in effective disposal of about 19 million tonnes of steel slag generated in the country.
This technique has been successfully tested in road construction in four major states of the country including Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh.
The 1st road made with steel slag road interpretation technology in Surat, Gujarat, has become famous for its technological excellence at national and national level.
No natural ballast of any kind has been used in the construction of this road.

About Waste to Wealth Mission:

The Waste to Wealth Mission is one of the nine scientific missions of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PMSTIAC).
The mission is spearheaded by the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Government of India.
The mission aims to identify, develop, and deploy technologies to treat waste to generate energy, recycle materials, and extract resources of value.
The mission will assist and augment the Swachh Bharat and Smart Cities projects by leveraging science, technology, and innovation to create circular economic models that are financially viable for waste management to streamline waste handling in the country.

About CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI):

CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is a premier national laboratory established in 1952
It is a constituent of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
It is engaged in carrying out research and development projects on design, construction and maintenance of roads and runways, traffic and transportation planning of mega and medium cities.
It provides assistance in management of roads in different terrains, improvement of marginal materials, utilization of industrial waste in road construction, landslide control, ground improvements and environmental pollution.
It deals with the aspects of road traffic safety and analysis & design, wind, fatigue, corrosion studies, performance monitoring/evaluation, service life assessment and rehabilitation of highway & railway bridges.
The institute provides technical and consultancy services to various user organizations in India and abroad.