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Dredging ✍️Dredging removes the deposits percolated underwater to clear the water pathway for ships to pass, creates adequate space to construct important bridges, dykes and dams and weeds out silt, intoxicants and pollutants from the bottom of the water. ✍️What is the Dredging Process It involves excavating naturally deposited sediments or artificial debris such as rocks, bottom sediments, construction debris, refuse, and plant or animal matter on the bottom of shallow seawater or freshwater. In general terms, dredging implies digging up the gathered sediments from the seabed and disposing of them at another site. Regular maintenance dredging is of enormous importance in coastal regions with sizeable tidal activity and in water bodies that are susceptible to becoming silted with sediments, sand and mud. For dredging, dredgers are used to remove the deposited sediments from an inlet creek, waterway or ocean floor. The process is a blended essence of the following three independent elements: excavation, transportation of excavated material and then usage or proper disposal of dredged material. ✍️Importance of the Dredging Process Dredging is an activity of enormous importance in the maritime industry. It serves the following purposes: 👉 it helps safer voyages by pacifying underwater traffic and maintaining proper bottom clearance. 👉 Dredging increases the depth of navigation channels, ports and berths, allowing for the free flow of maritime traffic. 👉 Sometimes, dredging is employed to extract ocean gems such as shellfish and molluscs. So, dredging can help in exploring excellent varieties of these sea creatures. 👉 Dredging is a primary requirement to channel the construction of a network of bridges, dams, or other civil engineering works in water. 👉Dredging is also essential to make the marine ecosystem pollution-free. It helps in the eco-friendly disposal of deposited polluting toxicants and harmful materials without causing any harm to the marine ecosystem. 👉Dredging helps preserve flora and fauna in water bodies and is also used for recreational activities. Read this article about Dredging geoforminternational.com/sediment-remov… ✍️Indian Dredging Sector India dredging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 4.4% in next 5 years 👉The Indian dredging industry is significantly driven by the increasing demand for dredging from its major and non-major ports. Owing to the recent developments to encourage local manufacturing coupled with the Make in India initiative and the government’s focus for the development of the Indian maritime sector, the dredging sector is gaining significance across the country. 👉 India has 12 major ports and nearly 200 non-major ports administered by Central and State Governments, respectively. Indian ports are focusing on handling more cargo with the accommodation of larger vessels and fulfilling global standards in port infrastructure to achieve economies of scale. 👉Therefore, Indian ports are working towards the development of the basic infrastructure such as mechanization and the creation of more berths and deepening of channels, which will offer strong demand for the dredging operations. 👉Moreover, the development of greenfield ports would also propel the demand for dredging in India. As per the Ministry of Shipping (MoS), in the next few years, most of the key ports would increase their capacity to accommodate bigger ships. 👉Apart from these, the increasing need for new developments from Navy, offshore exploration, and national waterways, the scope of the Indian dredging industry seems vast. ✍️Why Dredging related companies will grow 1-Read About Sagarmala Project shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/… 2- Waste to Wealth - livemint.com/news/india/por…