About Sagar Samriddhi:

• It is an online dredging monitoring system.
• The new system aims to tighten the monitoring regime for dredging contracts and also focus on monetising dredged material.
• It is part of the government’s efforts to expedite the ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative.
• This system has been developed by National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) the technological arm of MoPSW. 
• The new technology brings marked improvement against the old system of the Draft and Loading Monitor (DLM) system.
• All future monitoring at the major ports in the country will be done through the Sagar Samriddhi monitoring system, which will help in project implementation and cut costs.
• The system will aid in daily and monthly progress visualisation, monitor dredger performance and downtime monitoring, and keep track of location data.
• The system will bring in synergy among multiple input reports like daily dredging reports, and the pre and post-dredging survey data before processing and producing real-time dredging reports.

What is dredging?

• Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbours, and other water bodies.
• It is a routine necessity in waterways around the world because sedimentation—the natural process of sand and silt washing downstream—gradually fills channels and harbours