India is using fly ash
for land reclamation
Many
Indian cities are facing shortage of land, and land reclamation from sea can
give great success for these cities. A large quantity of fly ash has been
permitted to reclaim the land from sea, basically in coastal urban cities. In
2003, the Government of India permitted the use of fly ash for reclamation of
sea. Subject to the rules made under the Environment Protection Act (1986),
reclamation of sea shall be a permissible method of utilization of fly ash. Land
reclamation includes maintaining water and air quality, erosion and damage to
land properties, minimizing flooding, wildlife and aquatic habitats caused by
surface mining. Singapore and Dubai have conducted this type of sea reclamation
in a large scale.