Hazira port is situated 120 miles of Mumbai and therefore intended to compete with it, assist and relieve congestion in Mumbai for cargoes transported between Mumbai and New Delhi. This port was nominated as a ‘green field’ site to be developed through private sector participation. Dredging International company was dealing with the deepening and maintenance programs of the river fairway and major reclamation projects. During October 2003 to May 2004 the company carried out the civil engineering and bund works at Hazira port in Surat, Gujarat. The dredging and reclamation works involved 8.3 million cubic meter of dredging. The bunds were built using geo-bags and they were needed to be protected from sea erosion.