Konni, 4.2 KM from Kollum City a Tourist Center.
Geo Textiles in Konni, Near Kollum City, Kerala.
Roads are essential part of our life. Paved roads are built
for the comfort and convenient of the public. The key characteristic
of the paved roads and parking lots are their high initial cost,
reliability, design life/ length of useful service and cost of maintenance.
For this project 50m length x6.5m wide road constructed using
740GSM coir geotextiles.This road is constructed form Konni-poonkavu
main road to Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium open ground.
Coir geo-textiles can be used to stabilize the soil
temporarily when construction roads or banks.. Coir geotextiles
are being used as a separation cum drainage layer in the road.
It is also intended to serve as a reinforcement material in the
beginning of the project. Geo-synthetics are widely used in the
construction of road all over the world, whereas use of coir
geotextiles is very limited in such construction. Only very
limited trials on use of coir geotextiles in road construction
has been executed in Kerala.
Benefits.
Low cost.
Long lasting separation of the base and sub grade material.
Preservation of load-bearing capacity.
Ability to extend the life of paved roads.
Laying of Coir Geotextiles
Road construction-progressing.
Road construction using coir geotextiles.
