Republic Summit 2026: Vijay Sharma, JSL | Nation Of Mettle | Great Power, Nation First

Corrosion is a silent killer that weakens infrastructure, reduces efficiency, increases maintenance costs, and shortens service life, costing approximately 3-4% of global GDP (around 125 billion dollars in India), which is equivalent to India's entire national infrastructure budget; it impacts all three pillars of sustainability—people (safety risks), planet (resource waste), and prosperity (economic losses)—and requires a mindset shift from focusing on initial capital expenditure to adopting life-cycle values, asset health audits, and proven protective solutions like stainless steel to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047.