Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtsGeographyTRADE.2 Marks
Question
What is dredging?
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Answer
The depth of the river bed in front of the river port decreases due to siltation due to tension with the river flow.
Sometimes the depth of the river bed in front of the river port decreases due to siltation caused by the tides, which makes it difficult to bring ships to the river port.
Frequent dredging is required to move the silt in front of the river port to maintain the depth of the river bed.
The process of removing silt in front of a river port is called dredging.
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