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UNION ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST MINISTER RELEASED ORISSA SHORELINE CHANGE ATLAS

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar:

horeline Change Assessment Atlas of Orissa and a report on Shoreline Change were

released by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister of Environment & Forests, Govt of

India on 29th April 2011 at Gupti, Kendrapara. Orissa became the third state to have a

detailed Shoreline Change Assessment Atlas which indicates the accretion and erosion

status of Orissa coast. Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has assigned Institute of

Ocean Management (IOM), Anna University, Chennai to prepare the shoreline map of the

entire country.

The primary goal of this shoreline study is to develop standardized methods for mapping

and analyzing shoreline movement so that internally consistent updates can periodically be

made to record shoreline erosion and accretion.

Overall statistics indicate that the coast of Orissa is largely accreting (46.8%) and 14.4% is

stable. Erosion (High, medium and low) accounts for 36.8% of the coast out of 480kms of

coast 8.2% is undergoing high erosion. This assessment indicates that accretion is dominant in

the central and northern part, while erosion dominates the southern part of the coast of

Orissa. It could be observed that zones of erosion are obvious to the north of ports such as

Gopalpur, Paradip and Anantpur Ports and to the south of Dhamra and Astranga Ports.

Accretion is observed on the southern side of Paradip and Gopalpur Ports and stable coast is

observed at Anantpur Port. On the northern side of Paradip Port, riprap structures are

dominant. Based on the outcome of the study it is advised that proper precautions to be

taken prior to going for any construction along the eroding coast.

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(Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister releasing the Shoreline Change Assessment Atlas of

Orissa, prepared by IOM, Anna University, Chennai for the MoEF)

To provide alternative livelihood support to the local fishers who are affected due to ban on

fishing during the breeding and nesting season of Olive Ridley turtle and ban during

breeding season of fish, the fisheries component of ICZMP is promoting SHG’s to take up

various alternate income generation programmes in the pilot project area. In this regard,

Hon’ble Minister handed over first phase of grants to 10 SHGs of the Kharinasi, Jamboo,

Talachuan, Rangani GPs of Kendrapara district under ICZM Project. Each of the SHGs will

receive up to Rs2.5lakh as grant during the project period to execute sustainable area

specific alternate livelihood programmes. The project has proposed to implement the

alternate livelihood programme through extending support to 600 SHGs from 80 affected

villages in Paradeep – Dhamra and Gopalpur – Chilika stretch.

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(Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister releasing the Shoreline Change Report at Gupti,

Kendrapara on 29th April 2011)

On this occasion the Hon’ble Minister has released a fact sheet and CD on Shoreline Change

Assessment of Orissa along with a CD on mangrove Atlas of Bhitarkanika, a poster on

Shoreline Change Assessment Report on ‘Use of TED along Dhamra Coast’.

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(Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister releasing the CDs on Bhitarkanika Mangroove

Forests at Gupti, Kendrapara)

The Hon’ble Minister also released ‘Proceedings of State Level NGO Consultation

Workshop’, an ICZMP publication. The NGO Consultation Workshop was organized by the

State Project Management Unit (SPMU), Orissa to disseminate an overview of the mode of

formulation, objectives and expected outcomes of the Integrated Coastal Zone

Management Project, Orissa. The workshop was attended by 150 representatives from 97

NGOs, CBOs and Forums from six coastal districts such as Balasore, Kendrapara,

Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri and Ganjam along with scientists, experts, key functionaries of

Govt of Orissa and PEAs.

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(Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister releasing the Proceedings of State Level NGO

Workshop Report prepared by ICZMP, Orissa on 29th April 2011 at Gupti, Kendrapara)

Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister of on his visit to Gupti and Dangamal inaugurated the

Nature Interpretation Centre & Visitor’s Information Center and Jetty at Dangamal .The

foundation layout of Crocodile Rearing Centre & Laboratory Cum Research Centre done

under ICZM Project at Dangamal were too inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister on the same

day.

Shri Jairam Ramesh was accompanied by Dr. Aurobindo Behera, Principal Secretary of Forest

and Environment Department, GoO, J.M.Mauskar, Special Secretary of MoEF, Govt of India,

P.N.Padhi, PCCF (Wild Life), Dr. Nalini Bhat, Advisor, MoEF, Dr. A. Senthil Vel, National

Project Director, NPMU, Dr. Ajit Kumar Pattnaik, PD, ICZM Project, Orissa, Mr. Tapas Pal,

Team Leader, World Bank.

The Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project – ICZMP, a joint initiative of the Ministry

of Environment & Forest, Government of India, the World Bank and Government of Orissa is

being implemented on pilot basis in the state of Orissa. The primary objective of the ICZM

Project is to develop an integrated approach to coordinate activities of various government

agencies & departments for the sustainable management and usages of coastal resources

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maintaining the natural environment. The Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)

Project in Orissa is being implemented through 10 State Govt Departments acting as Project

Executing Agencies (PEAs).