Steel can be used for highway construction, if it meets required standards: Govt
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued orders 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 Government of India (GoI) informed on Sunday.
The GoI in a press release said that the steel proposed to be used would be tested in NABL-accredited laboratories as a third-party check before approval.
The move is based on the analysis and discussions with stakeholders and also technical opinion. Earlier, the contract provisions required the use of steel produced by primary/integrated steel producers only.
