IIT Mandi Researchers Developed Method to Evaluate Impact of Bioengineering Against Soil Erosion

New Delhi: Researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a way to evaluate the effectiveness of bioengineering techniques to combat the effects of soil erosion. The result of this development is published in Soil and Sediments journal.

As per IIT Mandi, the research paper was co-authored by Kala Venkata Uday, Associate Professor of School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Arnav Bhavsar Vinayak, Associate Professor of School of Computing and Electrical Engineering with Research Scholars Charu Chauhan and Manvendra Singh.

Informing about this development, K V Uday, Associate Professor of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at IIT Mandi said, “We've developed a simple method to gauge the effectiveness of nature-based erosion mitigation solutions”.

‘Our method can differentiate between splash-induced erosion and runoff-induced erosion, a capability lacking in current methodologies. Also, numerical studies help enhance specific strategies for soil erosion control in larger fields”, he further added.

According to IIT Mandi, with the help of living plants and natural fibres, bioengineering stabilizes soil, reduces erosion, and promotes biodiversity by introducing native plant species. To study the effect of soil erosion, the institute has set up a cost-effective laboratory for its researchers. 

India is mainly dependent on agriculture, and almost 60% of the land is facing soil erosion problems. The IIT Mandi research team is continuously working and investigating bioengineering's potential as a remedy to this problem. 

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