This
erosion control blanket was produced by needle punching
an intimately blended mixture of jute and coir. As a considerable
amount of erosion takes place along the denuded slopes of
mountainous terrains where seeding the surface can be difficult,
seeds were trapped in the nonwoven fabric during the process
of needle punching itself. Such a pre-seeded fabric would
just need to be spread on a slope and suitably watered for
the seeds to germinate and vegetation to take root in the
presence of manure.