Winner brick recipe from Jorhat institute- Novel use for Brahmaputra silt <http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160722/jsp/northeast/story_98097.jsp#.V5JxzK IYAZY>
Smita Bhattacharyya Jorhat, July 21: Lightweight bricks made of fine Brahmaputra sand with a shiny-smooth finish in any given shape, size and colour are the latest products from the stables of the CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) here. The director of NEIST, D. Ramaiah, said the technology which used Brahmaputra silt for the first time did not burn the sand but used a compressive technique. "The benefits it has to the region - apart from being environment friendly - are energy saving factors in the long run. Using silt as building material will decrease flooding and spreading of the river with the river basin gaining more depth," Ramaiah said.
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