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Detailed explanation-1: -The Diamond City of India, Surat, has become the first in India to get a road that is made out of steel waste. The Diamond City of India, Surat, has become the first in India to get a road that is made out of steel waste.

Detailed explanation-2: -Diamond City Surat boasts the world’s first’steel road,’ which is created entirely of steel waste. The initiative was funded by the CSIR and CRRI, with assistance from the federal government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on Wednesday inaugurated a six-lane highway in Surat made of steel slag – a first for the country. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India collaborated on the steel slag road with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) India, the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), and the government think tank Niti Aayog. KEY POINTS: The Hazira Industrial Area in Surat, Gujarat, has created a one-of-a-kind road.