Dr J.N. Singh, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat India has a significant geographic advantage with a coastline of 7,500 km. It is also strategically located at the centre of the Europe-Asia international trade route. […]
“Gujarat is a frontrunner maritime state and has created a model of port development for other states to emulate.” “Port and port-led development has been our mantra in Gujarat.” “Coming out of the conventional model […]
Gujarat’s major and non-major ports account for around 41 per cent of the total traffic at Indian ports. The state’s favourable location and supportive policy and regulatory framework have helped it attract significant private participation […]
The mining sector plays an important role in supporting industrial growth, and is thus considered an key determinant of economic growth. For the Indian economy, which is expected to register GDP growth rates of 7-8 […]
There is tremendous scope for technology adoption in the mining industry going forward, since most mining companies have been reluctant so far to deploy new mechanised and technologically advanced equipment. The commodity super-cycle resulted in […]
Productivity in mining activity is measured chiefly by output per man shift (OMS) and this reflects how efficiently operations are carried out. The Indian mining sector is unfortunately characterised by rather low OMS levels. Though […]
In India, technology penetration in mine planning and operations continues to be lower than that in many leading economies. However, the country’s mining industry is heading towards a technology-driven optimisation process and envisages the use […]
The growing volatility of markets and commodity prices of several minerals, with the majority of them showing a downward trend, has strained the margins of mining companies across the world, including India. Companies are therefore […]
Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbours and other waterbodies for maintaining or increasing the depth of navigation channels to ensure the safe passage of vessels. […]
Various types of dredging activities are carried out at ports and waterways depending upon the requirement. […]
The dredging equipment needs of the Indian dredging market have largely been met by foreign suppliers. […]
Besides ports, dredging is undertaken in a number of other areas such as rivers, canals, lakes, dams/barrages, lagoons as well as sewerage and drainage systems. […]
Survey works form a very important part of dredging projects. They are required at the initial stage of the project while preparing the pre-feasibility study and at the end of the dredging project. At the […]
With the development of greenfield ports as well as new terminals and berths at existing ports, capital and maintenance dredging requirements are likely to increase substantially. […]
In the past year or so, the government has proposed a number of programmes and projects for the development and maintenance of ports, inland waterways and rivers. […]
The Indian dredging industry is served by both domestic and foreign players. The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), which was incorporated in 1976, is the biggest player in the industry. As a result of expanding […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) announced new guidelines for dredging projects at major ports in November 2015. […]
Dredging forms an important part of fair-way development. Globally, the develop-ment of fairways is primarily the responsibility of the state or a public authority. […]
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