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India: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has used steel slag to construct a 1km section of National Highway 713 that connects Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district to the Chinese border. The slag material was donated by Tata Steel and transported from Jamshedpur to Arunachal Pradesh by Indian Railways free of charge, according to the Press Trust of India. The project was an initiative of BRO Director General Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry to introduce sustainable new technologies with the help of Central Road Research Institute-Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CRRI-CSIR) and Tata Steel.

India: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) plans to launch a pilot scheme in Arunachal Pradesh to build roads using steel slag. It will work with the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), according to the Press Trust of India. The intention is to explore building long-lasting roads using an alternative materials to conventional aggregates. The topography of the state - with high annual rainfall, forest vegetation and soil diversity – has also prompted the project partners to try using new materials and techniques.