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  1. Jul 2022
    1. When deposits of silt are compressed and the grains are pressed together, rocks such as siltstone form.

      Siltstone is a potentially valuable by-product material from de-silting of riverbeds as means of flood aid.

    1. As a remedy these deposits are excavated and dumped in land fill sites. The river channel becomes deeper and wider and so is able to accommodate flood water. This is called de-silting. De- silting is executed only when river flow is obstructed. It is a flood control measure.

      De-silting operation along river banks could be an architectural solution that creates economic incentive for large companies to participate in flood prevention.