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ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF DREDGING
From 2002, Louisiana dumped up to 1.8 million cubic yards of dredged mud near Horseshoe Bend, and the river turned it into a 35-hectare islandSince 2002, dredgers on the Lower Atchafalaya River in Louisiana have adopted a groundbreaking sediment placement technique. This has resul...- In 2018, Buffalo moved 56,000 cubic yards of mud dug from its waterways to Unity Island; habitat quality rose 128.8%, and fish species doubledOnce thought to be lifeless, the Buffalo River is undergoing a remarkable transformation, showcasing the power of ecological restoration. E...
- In 2004, Iowa listed Easter Lake for murky water. 20 years later, restoration helped it meet water standards and park visits climbed from 500,000 to 1.3 million visitorsEaster Lake in Des Moines was listed as impaired in 2004 because sediment and cloudy water were damaging its quality. Two decades of restor...
- In 1930, Texas built three bird-nesting islands; all vanished. One restored island is now home to over 2,500 nesting habitatThree Texas islands, once flourishing habitats for diverse bird species, have vanished due to natural erosion and subsidence. However, a si...
- In 1976, USACE made a landmark decision to block development that threatened Marco Island's mangrove wetlands. 6 years later, Deltona handed Florida 15,000 acres of habitat and received 160 acres of industrial land in returnIn 1976, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) refused to approve a major dredge-and-fill project proposed by the Deltona Corporation on...
- Seagrass Holds Eight Weird Secrets, And Why It’s VitalSeagrass, a hidden ocean plant, performs vital environmental tasks. It stores carbon, protects coasts from storms, and acts as a nursery fo...
- Lamphelpat waterbody project: A majestic lake in Manipur undergoes remarkable revivalThe Lamphelpat Waterbody Project in Manipur aims to develop flood risk management, water security, and socio-cultural, economic, and enviro...
- The future of India’s efficient supply chain lies in your city’s ghats and riversThough India has a wide network of rivers, its inland waterways transportation potential is barely used. Some infrastructure building can g...
- MV Ram Prasad Bismil: Longest vessel ever to sail on Brahmaputra riverThe 90 meters long flotilla is 26 meters wide, loaded with a draft of 2.1 meters. With this, it successfully completed the aspiring pilot r...
- Technical work of Pandu Ship repair facility being completed: Sarbananda SonowalSonowal met with the top officials of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Cochin Shipyard Limited & IIT, Madras to review the progr...
- Modi government’s waterways plan sails through green hurdle in Uttar PradeshUP CM Yogi Adityanath had asked his officials to expedite work on the Modi govt’s high priority project that will involve setting up a mult...
- How Adani group can get its $7.2 billion coal mine project in Queensland back on trackThe Adani group’s $7.2 billion coal mine project in Queensland has run into one stumbling block after another in recent months.
- India Inc wakes up to corporate forgeryA statement, supposedly from Tata Steel, was issued to media agencies saying that the company had decided to suspend work at its ongoing po...
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