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An Agreement was signed between Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Ramuka Global Eco Work Private Limited, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for the production of ECOFIX- a ready-to-use pothole mix using iron & steel slag aggregates.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra was present on the occasion.
The event was also attended by Dr. Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR, Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Secretary, Technology Development Board, Dr. CH. Ravi Sekhar, Director, CSIR–Central Road Research Institute, senior officials from the Department of Science and Technology, the Technology Development Board and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the representatives of Ramuka Global Eco Work Private Limited.
Dr Singh said a two-day workshop on Steel slag technology would be held next week in Jammu & Kashmir followed by other States and UTs as well, aimed at sensitising engineers and officials from road construction departments about its application and benefits.
According to the Minister, several Himalayan and hill states stand to gain the most from the technology because of shorter working seasons, heavy rainfall and frequent road damage, yet awareness on the ground remains uneven.
The occasion also marked the formalisation of an agreement enabling the commercial rollout of ‘ECOFIX’, a pothole repair mix developed by the CSIR–Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) and now being taken to market with TDB support.
The product uses processed iron and steel slag, converting industrial waste into a construction input, and is designed as a ready-to-use mix that can be applied even in wet or waterlogged conditions, reducing repair time and traffic disruption .
