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Coir GEO-Textiles - A Support Solution to Protect the Mother Earth

Coir fibres resemble the wood fibres in terms of physical properties and chemical composition and hence it is environment friendly and conducive to plant growth. Geo-textiles made out of coir are ideally suited for many applications such as slope protection, pavement reinforcement, river bank protection, preventing soil erosion, etc., because of its eco-friendliness and low cost availability in abundance.

Coir geo-textile is a natural solution to large scale soil erosion and soil degradation. It has achieved wide acceptance all over the world. As a natural product, Coir Geo-textiles are biodegradable and environment friendly. Studies conducted in Geo-textiles have indicated that coir is better preferred, as compared to jute or other natural materials owing to certain characteristics like durability, wet strength, hairy surface, etc. It enables vegetation to take root on the applied area thus making the bonding of the soil very strong. They are ideal for application on hill slopes, road and rail embankments, mines, etc.

Effectiveness of Coir Geo-textiles against soil erosion under various types of slopes are demonstrated and documented by the Coir Board, India. The ability of coir fibres to absorb water and to degrade with time, gives it an edge over synthetic geo-textiles for erosion control purposes.

Coir Geo-textiles can be promoted aggressively for the use in road construction, river bank protection, slope protection, mine reclamation, preventing soil erosion, soil stabilization, etc.