The dredging of the mouth of
The dredging of 1 lakh cubic metres of sand would be taken up by engaging TSD Sindhuraj, a shallow draft trailer suction dredger making the mouth navigable for vessels. The dredger is expected to start from Quilon in Kerala by November 15 and arrive in Puducherry by November 22. It has a hopper capacity of approximately 200 cubic metres and can make a minimum of 5 load trips a day to dump the dredged sand in deep sea. Dredging would continue till a minimum depth of 3 metres. The work is expected to complete by four months at a cost of Rs 2.87 crores.
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