Sagar Samriddhi

About Sagar Samriddhi:

• It is an online dredging monitoring system.
• The new system aims to tighten the monitoring regime for dredging contracts and also focus on monetising dredged material.
• It is part of the government’s efforts to expedite the ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative.
• This system has been developed by National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) the technological arm of MoPSW. 
• The new technology brings marked improvement against the old system of the Draft and Loading Monitor (DLM) system.
• All future monitoring at the major ports in the country will be done through the Sagar Samriddhi monitoring system that will help in project implementation and cut cost.
• The system will aid daily and monthly progress visualisation, monitor dredger performance and downtime monitoring, and keep track of location data.
• The system will bring in synergy among multiple input reports like daily dredging reports, and the pre and post-dredging survey data before processing and producing real-time dredging reports.

What is Dredging?

• Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbors, and other water bodies.
• It is a routine necessity in waterways around the world because sedimentation—the natural process of sand and silt washing downstream—gradually fills channels and harbors.

Q1) What is Dredging?

Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbors, and other water bodies. It is a routine necessity in waterways around the world because sedimentation—the natural process of sand and silt washing downstream—gradually fills channels and harbors.

Source: Sonowal launches ‘Sagar Samriddhi’ system to track dredging activity

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