LB-01 Jetty at Jawaharlal Nehru Port will be taken for dredging for 24 hours from March 2 to 3, 2023.
Thereafter, upon completion of LB-01, LB-02 will be taken for dredging from March 3 to 5, as per a communique.
It is port’s administration
that must take care of the draft of the water pathway for ships to pass.
Dredging helps maintain the draft free from the heavy deposits that result
because of the ships’ movements. Besides keeping the pathway safe and relevant
for ships to pass, dredging
In general terms, dredging
implies digging up the gathered sediments from the seabed and disposing of them
at some other site. In short, dredging keeps the port efficient and competitive.