Wednesday, August 13, 2008

ABC WEDNESDAY - D for Desilting


Desilting of the place where the Mithi river joins the Mahim creek to prevent flooding around Kurla and Bandra during the monsoons.

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30 comments:

  1. We don't have desilting (how do you say that in Hindi?) around here so much as we do beach renourishment. Lots and lots of that. You know I love your blog and all the wonderful pictures of the market!

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  2. Does all that silt get washed down the rivers during the previous monsoon>

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  3. very interesting to see - do these rivers ever dry up?

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  4. Good choice - don't know why I scratched my head and came up with mine - I have a host of Digger pics.

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  5. We also have flooding problems here. That's a very interesting word you have this week. If not for your post, I would never know what "desilting" means.

    I also joined ABC Wednesday! HERE is where you can see my "D" photo. Please drop by if you have some time. Thanks!

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  6. Oooh! I'm so glad to have found you! I can't wait for a daily dose of Mumbai:)

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  7. All the minerals in that silt would do my garden very well .. it's one of those jobs that goon in the background but must be so important over there.. great .d. post

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  8. Its always so interesting to learn of other places in the world. \nice informative post.

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  9. Looks like a mammoth task they have there.

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  10. j'ai un problème, je ne trouve pas la traduction de "Desilting" je pense que cela veut dire nettoyer.

    I have a problem, I can not find the translation of "Desilting" I think that means clean.

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  11. Good choice!
    Excavations and desilting are useful, but I prefer your delightful pictures of flowers!
    miss Yves

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  12. @olivier.. the french word for silt is limon so to desilt means to remove limon.. hope this helps.

    @pj.. there is no hindi word for desilting :(

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  13. @cabacurl.. the silt is washed in from the waste thrown into the sea and the river :(

    @MEDITERRANEAN KIWI .. no it does not dry up totally but it does thin down.

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  14. Interesting post and picture, too. You have taken a rather mundane subject (big machine raking mud) and turned it into something abstract and artful, with bands of light and dark, sky and water, nicely composed. You do indeed have a magic eye!

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  15. Wow what a job that must be but so important I'm sure...

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  16. I've never heard of the word desilting before.
    Great photo.

    Bear((( )))

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  17. Monsoons due? I was caught in a rainstorm today! Felt as though it was some sort of monsoon!

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  18. nice post. Great ABC Wednesday D

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  19. Well I definitely would have never thought of that for D, very creative.

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  20. Thank you for your kind comments regarding my daughter getting her degree. I find this post very interesting as something similar to this is done in our boat harbor..

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  21. An original D! It looks like a never ending task.

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  22. An important job to be done. Good shot.

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  23. What a lot of work....nice picture...

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  24. Yes, very interesting! I'm not organised enough to join ABC Wednesday, but I enjoy seeing how other people creatively interpret the letter of the week!

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  25. Excellent - and unexpected - choice for "D" Wednesday!

    "Louis" appreciates your frequent visits and is linking to your fine blog.

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  26. This is the only "Desilting" post I've seen so far, though one person did show us a dredge...but what I enjoy most of all is seeing a little bit of your far country....I am liking the international aspect of ABC Wednesday.

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  27. Not everyone thinks of 'desilting' right off. Your post is very special.

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  28. This is the only "Desilting" post I've seen so far, though one person did show us a dredge...but what I enjoy most of all is seeing a little bit of your far country....I am liking the international aspect of ABC Wednesday.

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