Zhenjiang takes the lead piloting of comprehensive utilization of waterway dredging sand

In the floating water area of the Zhenjiang section of the Yangtze River, a large sand mining vessel is carrying out sand mining operations. A large amount of river sand and yellow river water gush out from several large pipes and blow sand into the transport cabin. On the morning of the previous day, the reporter saw the Changshi No. 6 sand dredging vessel carrying out sand dredging in the designated area.
 
In July last year, the Provincial Department of Water Resources replied to approve the city's pilot work on the comprehensive utilization of dredged sand in the Zhenjiang section of the Yangtze River Channel, and agreed to carry out the first phase of the pilot work implementation plan. The first phase of implementation includes: dredging shallow areas with a water depth of less than 12.5 meters 30 meters outside the existing channel between the Zhenjiang Channel Yizheng Channel # 113-1 Heifu and # 114 Heifu. At the same time, it is stipulated that one cutter suction dredger is used for dredging operations, and up to 12 deep-cabin transport ships are used for transportation operations. There are also a large amount of silt curtains in the dredger The amount of dredged sand is controlled about 270,000 cubic meters. Our city became the third in the Yangtze River Basin and the first batch of pilot cities in the downstream and Jiangsu Province.