Sagar Samridhi
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal launched the 'Sagar Samridhi' online dredging monitoring system as part of the Ministry's 'Waste to Wealth' initiative. MoPSW Secretary Sudhansh Pant along with other senior officials from the ministry, major ports and organizations also participated in the event. The system has been developed by the National Technology Center for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC), the technical arm of MoPSW. Sagar Samridhi aims to develop major ports with a draft greater than 18 meters into trans-shipment hubs as part of its Maritime India Vision 2030.
- The new technology will bring about a significant improvement over the older system of Draft and Loading Monitor (DLM) system.
- The system will bring synergy between multiple input reports such as daily dredging reports, process pre and post dredging survey data and generate real time dredging reports.
- The 'Sagar Samriddhi' monitoring system will also allow easy location track data with snapshots of daily and monthly progress visualization, dredger performance and downtime monitoring, loading, unloading and idle time.
- This system strengthens PM Modi's self-reliant India and Make in India vision.
About NTCPWC:
The NTCPWC was set up at IIT Madras under the Sagarmala program of MoPSW with a total investment of ₹ 77 crore, which was inaugurated by the minister on 24.April 2023. The center aims to build a strong maritime industry in the country. The ultimate goal is to enable research and development for the maritime sector, while enabling solutions towards achieving it. This state-of-the-art center has world-class capabilities to conduct 2D and 3D investigations of research and consultancy nature for the port, coastal and waterways sector in all disciplines.
Ocean modelling, Coastal and estuarine flow determination, Sediment transport and morphological dynamics, Navigation and maneuver planning, Dredging and siltation estimation, Consultancy in port and coastal engineering – structures and breakwaters, Autonomous platforms and vehicles, Experimental and CFD design Modeling of flow and hull interaction, hydrodynamics of multiple hulls, ocean renewable energy along with port facilities are some of the areas where NTCPWC has already contributed to optimize the potential of India's maritime sector. The labs created are best compared to other international labs in the specific domain.