RIVER BANK PROTECTION & LAND RECLAMATION WITH TECHFAB METAL GABION REINFORCED SOIL WALL AT KATOL VILLAGE, GUJARAT
Mr. Manish Barot, Head Technical, Sales & BD, TechFab India Industries Ltd
Problem:
INEOS Styrolution is a global styrenics supplier and is headquartered in Germany. It is a subcompany of INEOS and provides styrenics applications for many everyday products across a broad range of industries, including automotive, electronics, household, construction, healthcare, packaging and toys/sports/leisure. One of its plants is situated at Katol village on the bank of Orsang river. Orsang is the biggest river of Chhota Udaipur district. It is the main source of the sand in this region. In 2018, Heavy rain has caused flooding in Katol and nearly 4,000 people became homeless and were relocated to safer place by NDRF commanders.
Almost every year, Orsang river overflows due to heavy rain. As this plant is situated on the bank of Orsang river, the land adjoining the bank gets severely eroded due to high discharge and velocity during monsoon. The height of the river bank which was to be protected was varying from 3m to 9.6m. The length of the stretch to be protected was approximately 184m.
The client desired to adopt a solution that is technically superior and commercially viable to the heavy erosion problem as well as for the reclamation of land on the sides of the river.