Maintenance and Capital Dredging: Essential Practices for India's Ports and Harbours
Arulanandan S
MRC Intern 2024, (IIT Kharagpur)
Key Highlights
- This article highlights the importance of dredging in India.
- It talked about Maintenance and Capital dredging.
- How can the UDA framework help with the issues faced in dredging?
What is Dredging, and why is it important?
Dredging is the underwater excavation or removal of sediments, rocks, and other materials from the bottom of waterways, harbours, and other aquatic environments. It involves using specialized equipment and machinery to dig up and remove accumulated sediment and debris from the floor of water bodies. This process helps maintain proper depths for safe navigation of ships and boats, prevents flooding by removing obstructions from channels and rivers, and enables new coastal development projects.
Dredging is critical to India’s economic growth and environmental management since it serves its enormous network of ports and waterways. With over 7,500 kilometres of coastline and several rivers, dredging is critical to ensure the efficient operation of India’s maritime infrastructure. In financial terms, dredging can be quite costly. The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), a key player in the country’s dredging industry, has reported significant expenditures on various projects.
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Arulanandan S
MRC Intern 2024, (IIT Kharagpur)
Arulanandan S is a final-year student pursuing a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur and works as an Intern at the Maritime Research Center.