Marawila, Beach Nourishment
Offshore sand mining and beach nourishment
Nourishment of 2,500 m3 of beach at Marawila.
The sand was mined 10 nautical miles offshore and discharged through a 500 m submerged steel pipeline. The distribution along the beach was done through an 800 m shoreline.
- Location: Marawila, Sri Lanka
- Scope: 800,000 m3
- Client: Coast Conservation and Coastal resource Management Department
- Year: 2016-2017
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