Jindal Steel enters Guinness World Records with longest steel slag road

•Jindal Steel receives Guinness World Records for longest steel slag road, built in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

•2 lakh tonnes of processed steel slag used to build 1.85-km four-lane road, reducing dependence on quarrying.

•Steel slag roads are 30-40% more cost-effective and last up to three times longer than standard bitumen roads.

•India aims to utilise 60 million tonnes of steel slag annually by 2030-31, promoting large-scale industrial by-product usage.