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Fabrication of steel plates for artificial reef begins
- | Friday | 24th November, 2017
“The steel plates, each having a thickness of 25 mm, will be fabricated and fixed on the offshore artificial reef. The steel caisson will be 60 metres wide and 60 metres long with an elevation of 2.5 metres. The reef near the Chief Secretariat will be funded by NIOT at ?25 crore while the second reef will be funded by the Puducherry Government. As per an NIOT report, 3 cubic million metres of sand would be needed north of the harbour. Once the steel caisson is completed, about 70% of the sand will be bypassed to the north in the first year followed by 100% from the next year.
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