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Detailed explanation-1: -he Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has used steel slag to construct over one kilometre stretch of a road connecting the Sino-India border in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district, an official said.

Detailed explanation-2: -NAHARLAGUN, Dec 15: The 119 road construction company (RCC), 756 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) of Border Roads Organization (BRO)’s Project Arunank inked history by construction one kilometer stretch of Joaram-Koloriang road in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday by using steel slag.

Detailed explanation-3: -The road constructed using 100 per cent steel-processed slag is a real example of converting “waste into wealth” and improving sustainability of steel plants, the minister said. Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on Wednesday inaugurated a six-lane highway in Surat made of steel slag – a first for the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary applications for steel slag in the United States are its use as a granular base or as an aggregate material in construction applications.