Dredging Corporation of India (DCI)
- DCI is Indian Government Miniratna undertaking engaged in business of dredging.
- It was established in 1976 and reports to the Ministry of Shipping.
- It is headquartered at Visakhapatnam and has project offices at many seaports in India.
- DCI is involved in maintenance dredging, capital dredging, beach nourishment, land reclamation, shallow water dredging, Project Management consultancy and Marine construction.
- It also occasionally dredges at foreign seaports in countries such as Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Dubai.
- Why in news? Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have signed a MoU for facilitating the supply of sand for highways construction work.