South East Railway and Tata Steel collaborate to create sustainable infrastructure

Jamshedpur, Feb. 7 (PTI)—On Wednesday, private steel giant Tata Steel said that it will collaborate with South Eastern Railway (SER) to create sustainable rail infrastructure through the use of its aggregates made of slag.
Officials from the SER and Tata Steel discussed the project's implementation, the business stated in a statement.
Anil Kumar Mishra, general manager of SER, stated during the occasion on Tuesday that using sustainable alternatives is imperative and will aid in environmental preservation.
Railway blanketing layers will be built using Tata Aggreto, a more environmentally friendly alternative to natural aggregates used in road building, and Tata Nirman, a raw material used to make fly ash bricks and cement.
The Ministry of Railways' strategy to fortify the rail infrastructure was presented to the attendees by Rajeev Shrivastava, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), during the discussion.

In an effort to turn steel slag into environmentally friendly aggregates, Tata Steel has established an accelerated weathering facility where LD slag is processed using steam ageing.
According to the statement, using manufactured aggregates based on slag reduces the need to mine natural aggregates and does away with the need to transport aggregates over long distances, therefore aiding in the preservation of biodiversity.