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Whilst the cost of geotextiles (selling in Europe for £ 0.40 to £ 0.80 per m2 ) is lower than synthetic geotextiles ( £ 1.10 to £ 1.35 per m2 approx) and other natural fibre geotextiles (£ 0.75 to £ 2.00 per m2) their usage is very low. S.K.Bhattacharya of the Indian Jute Mills Association stressed jute was competitive on price, and other delegates commented that technical characteristics were also superior to other materials in particular applications.

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Jute degrades in over 2 to 4 years, but this is usually a sufficiently long period for vegetation growth to become established, and trials have shown that degraded by-products are beneficial plants. Work is progressing to produce treated jute which has a longer life before degradation.
Steep Slopes :  Steep slopes present particular erosion control problems. Eight soil erosion plots were established on a South facing slope in a trial carried out by Dr.David Mitchell of Wolverhampton University Experimental Station at Hilton, Shropshire. Soil erosion of sections protected slope reduced the erosion by 54% whereas the jute geotextile reduced erosion by 99% compared with the bare slope.

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Using jute to resolve the difficulties of vegetating the steep faces of reinforced soil slopes would be helped if the salient technical aspects were drawn together and published in a form more accessible to users. For example, jute blended with synthetic fibres has been processed on the existing non-woven production machinery at British Textile Technology Group (BTTG), ManchesterA range of technical products of widely varying properties and with weights from 100 to 2000gm per m2 and with thicknesses up to 60mm can be produced by this method.

Future Links : The two seminars held in London and Geneva in 1997 under auspices of JMDC forged links between all sides of industry which will be instrumental in helping jute to be accepted and applied more widely in environmental schemes. The clear need for concise technical information of direct relevance to users was established and the next phase of the work will address this. 

Note: This is reproduction of an article written by Mr. Red Smith, Director, Elwood Consultants Ltd., Albrighton (UK) which was published in the Autumn’98 issue of ENACT , a UK-based land management magazine. JMDC utilised the expertise of Mr. Rod Smith for promotion of jute geotextiles in Europe.

(Sourse : INDIAN JUTE newsletter, March 1999)

The Indian Jute Industry has a sizable production base for the manufacture of Jute Geotextiles. The mills engaged in production are -

 

WOVEN & NONWOVEN

Gloster Jute Mills Ltd.
Hastings Jute Mill
21, Strand Road
Calcutta - 700 001
Tel : 220-9601 (5 lines)
Fax : 221-4222
(A. Div. Of Murlidhar Ratanlal
Exports Ltd.)
15B, Hemanta Basu Sarani
Calcutta - 700 001
Tel : 248-2091/8581 248-9842
Fax : 248-4101
 
WOVEN FABRICS
The Ganges Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Naffar Chandra Jute Mills Ltd.
Chatterjee International Centre
23A, Jawharlal Nehru Road
6th Floor, Flat No. A-1
Calcutta - 700 071
Tel : 226-0881(7 LINES)
Fax : 226 8281
2, Cooper Lane
Calcutta - 700 001
Tel : 248 9868
Fax : 225 0221
The Naihati Jute Mills Co. Ltd.
New Central Jute Mills Co. Ltd.
7, Hare Street Calcutta - 700 001
Tel : 248-9904/9918
Fax : 248 4062
18A, Brabourne Road
Calcutta - 700 001
Tel : 225 5359
Fax : 225 2208
 
Howrah Jute Mill
135, foreshore Road (Upper)
Howrah - 711 102
Tel : 660 2302/2748 and 660 1446/4159
Fax :660 1447/5258
   
   
   
 

 

   
   
   
 

   

 

 

 

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