Mumbai has an intrinsic connection to the sea. Yet much of how we have mined, dredged and reclaimed the sea rarely makes it to our history books. To give students from classes six to eight a crash course on the science of sedimentation, hydraulics and the mechanics of dredging, Dr Bhau Daji Lad (BDL) Museum, along with STEAM Academy is hosting an informative virtual session, titled Mining the Sea! Dr AP Jayaraman, founder of STEAM Academy, conceptualised the session and will present along with Jasvinder Kaur. The hour-long session will be conducted on Zoom in Hindi and will delve into the mechanisms of dredgers, which are special ships that help excavate sea beds and underwater rocks to use as building material.

A model of dredger Kuphus presented by the Bombay Port Trust. Pics Courtesy/DR BDL MUSEUM