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Panel to find ways to reduce dependency on steel, cement for building highways


The Road Transport Ministry is setting up a committee to reduce the dependency on steel and cement to reduce the cost of construction and look for alternatives.
Gadkari said that all steel – whether produced from ore, billets, pellets, or melting of scrap – would be allowed to be used for National Highway construction as long as it meets the standards required for specific grades of steel. “The steel proposed to be used would be tested in NABL-accredited laboratories as a third-party check before approval,” he said.
He also informed that his ministry has managed to achieve three world records recently. “Firstly, we have managed to achieve a record by constructing 37 km of road per day during 2020-21. Secondly, the construction of a 2.5 km four-lane concrete road was achieved in a matter of 24 hours. Our ministry also achieved a record by constructing a 26 km one-lane road in 24 hours flat. This is due to the efforts put by our engineers, contractors, and workers,” he said.
Gadkari added that the ministry has constructed 13,327 km of National Highways up to March 2021 as compared to 10,237 km in March 2020. “The award figure is 10,965 km during this period as compared to 8,948 km in the previous year. This kind of performance was never done earlier,” he said.
Addressing the webinar, Vineet Agarwal, President, Assocham, said the complexities of infrastructure development needed to be understood to ensure that the supporting frameworks are effective.
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