Due to supply of poor quality iron ore, steel manufacturers in Karnataka have been facing several difficulties like sharp rise in cost of operations, maintenance shutdowns. The supply of low-grade and sub-grade iron ore has also resulted in higher consumption of coke in steel making, as well as affecting the life of their blast furnaces, say media reports.
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Rain exposes quality of road works in Hubli
In Hubli, the recent rains have made the lives of vehicle-users and pedestrians miserable, thanks to the severe beating several roads have taken. Major roads in the city have either caved in or developed huge potholes, because of the poor quality of repair works.
The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) undertook road repair works under the Rs 100 crore special grant. It got this grant twice for the development of Hubli-Dharwad twin cities, of which, Rs 64 crore had been spent on repairin
Residents of Modasa in Gujarat stall low quality road work
In Gujarat, construction of the Modasa-Malpur road was stalled for a prolonged time on March 1 after local residents near the Malpur road by-pass protested against the poor quality bitumen used in the construction. The road is being constructed by the State Roads and Buildings Department. Protesting residents had called an immediate stop of the construction work when the first layer of material prepared for the road eroded causing many motorists to slip.
Residents of Modasa in Gujarat stall shoddy road work
In Gujarat, construction of the Modasa-Malpur road was stalled for a prolonged time on March 1 after local residents near the Malpur road by-pass protested against the poor quality bitumen used in the construction. The road is being constructed by the State Roads and Buildings Department. Protesting residents had called an immediate stop of the construction work when the first layer of material prepared for the road eroded causing many motorists to slip.

