Greening India - Starting With Highways, an Initiative by Strata Geosystems

MUMBAI, September 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

With rapid growth in concretisation and the consequential damage to the environment, Strata Geosystems found a way to continue the rapid construction while simultaneously beautifying the surroundings. Strata tackled this challenge the same way they do for most infrastructure problems: thinking outside the box. 

The 'National Mission for a Green India' under the National Action Plan on climate change has resonated well with Strata's mission to build infrastructure that is environmentally friendly, long-lasting, cost-effective, and of course, attractive. Typically, the side slopes of highways erode easily during the monsoon and also look dull. StrataWeb is an innovative product that can be used to protect the slope and also enable a natural, green finish. After globally testing the quality of this product, Strata got to work at National Highway 215 (NH-215) between Panikoili and Remuli in Odisha. 

The side slopes of this national highway are steep (~39 degrees), the length is 16 meters, and the highway required protection against erosion from rainwater run-off. The conventional way to solve this problem would be through stone pitching. However, stones have become increasingly difficult to source and give off a displeasing, brown look. In addition, quarrying and transporting material from long distances went against Strata's emphasis on reducing the carbon footprint.

Sure enough, StrataWeb was approved. It was infilled with locally available soil (preventing lengthy transportation and high material costs) and installed with minimal labour. The result is beautiful, green slopes across the highway - The National Mission accomplished.

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About Strata Geosystems:

Strata Geosystems is a leader in the geosynthetics market across the globe. Strata provides end-to-end solutions for soil reinforcement challenges including the supply, design, and construction with our world renowned StrataGrid™ (geogrid) and StrataWeb^® (geocells). In addition to the ISO and CE mark, the testing for our products are conducted in GAI-LAP accredited labs across the U.S., U.K., and India. We are also a proud member of the International Geotechnical Society (IGS) promoting advancements in geosynthetics.

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