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Experimental study using coir geotextiles in watershed management
1Water Resources Section, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
2UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands
3College of Agriculture, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
4Government College of Engineering, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Abstract. This paper presents the results of a field experiment conducted in Kerala, South India, to test the effectiveness of coir geotextiles for embankment protection. In the context of sustainable watershed management, coir is a cheap and locally available material that can be used to strengthen traditional earthen bunds or protect the banks of village ponds from erosion. Particularly in developing countries, where coir is abundantly available and textiles can be produced by small-scale industry, this is an attractive alternative for conventional methods.
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Citation: Vishnudas, S., Savenije, H. H. G., van der Zaag, P., Anil, K. R., and Balan, K.: Experimental study using coir geotextiles in watershed management, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 2, 2327-2348, 2005. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager
