Use of FlyAsh for Watershed Management

**Harshit Sehrawat 8CE-021 (B. Tech. (Iv Year) Dept. of Civil Engg, Lingayas Institute of Management and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana,

INDEX

Introduction Benefits of using flyash

Watershed Management
Working Agencies Need of Watershed Management

Methods

INTRODUCTION
1) Flyash is defined in Cement and Concrete Terminology as the finely divided residue resulting from the combustion of ground or powdered coal, which is transported from the firebox through the boiler by flue gases.

2) Flyash is a by-product of coal-fired electric generating plants.

3) Flyash is used in developing concrete structure for creation of embankment in watershed development

BENEFITS
1) Flyash offers environmental advantages.

2) It improves the performance and quality of concrete.

3) Flyash affects the plastic properties of concrete by improving

Workability, Reducing water demand, Reducing segregation Bleeding Lowering heat of hydration. Increases strength, Reduces permeability, Reduces corrosion of reinforcing steel, Increases sulphate resistance Reduces alkali-aggregate reaction.

. 4) The techniques for working with this type of concrete are standard for the industry and will not impact the budget of a job.

Watershed Management
DefinationWatershed management is the process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects to sustain and enhance watershed functions that affect the plant, animal, and human communities within a watershed boundary.

Features

Water supply Water quality Drainage Storm water runoff Water rights The overall planning and utilization of watersheds*.

*(Watershed is the geographic area through which water flows across the land and drains into a common body of water, whether a stream, river, lake, or ocean.)

A HYPOTHETICAL DIAGRAM OF WATERSHED

WORKING AGENCIES

Governmental Organiztions
1) Gujarat State Watershed Management Agency 2) Gram Panchayat in villages 3) Commissionerate of Watershed Development and Soil Conservation

Non-governmental organizations (NGO's)

1) Aakar Trust 2) MoRD 3) Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS):

NEED OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

Rajasthan-

only 30 water blocks out of 237 in the state are left in safe category, while 164 are under
over- exploited category and 34 are in critical state. Banswara, Sriganganagar and Dungarpur districts have all the water blocks (8, 7 and 5 blocks respectively) in safe category. All the water blocks in Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Dausa, Jalore and Rajsamand are in the over-exploited category. In the state capital, 12 water blocks out of 13 are over exploited while one is in a critical category.

Maharashtra13% of the cropped area is getting irrigation water, thus remaining 87% area is dependent on rain only.

METHODS

Use of Fly-ash Rainwater harvesting By Building Check Dams Small-Scale Reservoir Afforestation Soil Stabalization

PICTORIAL VIEW

Check Dams Rainwater Harvesting

Dam constructed using Flyash

Afforestation

Small-scale Reservoirs

Results and Discussion

Developing low cost concrete by use of fly-ash in construction area we can

change the scenario to retain the precipitation water for various agricultural activity for livelihood generation in such area.

To create embankments by using fly ash in concrete structure which is cheaper

than traditional concrete and durable then soil embankments.

It also serves another purpose of solid-waste management by using fly ash which is It makes the construction economic and more pressure bearing and also helps in
storing water as makes concrete impervious to seepage.

generated from thermal power plants, brick kiln industry, etc.

References
^ a b Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines, Committee on Mine Placement of Coal Combustion Wastes, National Research Council of the National Academies, 2006 ^ Human and Ecological Risk Assessment of Coal Combustion Wastes, RTI, Research Triangle Park, August 6, 2007, prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ^ American Coal Ash Association www.acaa-usa.org

^ "Is fly ash an inferior building and structural material". Science in Dispute. 2003.

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