Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
Oct, 07 - 2025 technology
This technology was first introduced in Goa for sewerage works. Initial project at Margao with this latest technology was initiated at Shirvodem, Khareband, Pedda and successfully completed and commissioned benefitting more than 5000 population.
HDD is essentially, a larger-scale, higher- technology version of guided boring, usually with computerized remote control over the drilling head. In fact, some vendors refer to a guided boring rig as a “mini HDD”.HDD can traverse large distances horizontally and work at greater depths. It has better guidance and tracking system. It is using radio-driven locator technology to track the drilling head.
