Sagar Samriddhi

Context:

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) and launched ‘sagar Samriddhi’ – the online dredging monitoring system.

About Sagar Samriddhi:

Aim: To accelerate ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative of the Ministry of Ports.
Developed by: National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) the technological arm of MoPSW.
Significance:
- The new technology brings in marked improvement against the old system of Draft & Loading Monitor (DLM) system.
- The system will bring in synergy among multiple input reports like daily dredging report, the pre and post dredging survey data before processing and producing real time dredging report.

- Real time dredging progress report
- Daily and monthly progress visualisation
- Dredger performance and downtime monitoring
- Easy location track data with snapshot of loading, unloading and idle time
MoPSW has mandated all Major Ports and lWAl to monitor the dredging activity through this system with customization from NTCPWC.

Additional Information:

About National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts

The NTCPWC was established under the Sagarmala Programme of MoPSW with the total investment of ₹ 77 Crores at IIT Madras in 2023.
The aim of the centre is to enable research & development for the marine sector, enabling solutions towards achieving the ultimate goal of building a robust marine industry in the country.

News Source: PIB