Dredging Corp opens ‘Soil Lab’ to assess quality of dredged material

NEW DELHI : Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) has opened a modern ‘Soil Lab’ to help assess the quality of dredged material at project sites.

DCI has celebrated Engineer’s Day on 15th Sept 2021 to remember the yeoman services rendered by the Engineers to the society. A state of art Soil Lab was inaugurated on this occasion.

The ‘Soil Lab’ is a step in the direction of Maritime India Vision 2030 and aims to turn waste into wealth by recycling dredged material for reuse, which was hitherto dumped at sea.

The ‘Soil Lab’ was inaugurated on Wednesday by Captain S Divakar, Chief General Manager, DCI in the presence of G Y V Victor, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Source : Dredging Today