development strategies

fishing communities changes

• financial assistance to 600 SHGs to carry out alternative endeavours in dairy, poultry, and hygiene products

• managed by Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department

• helped 7500 families

• raised 8 crore rupees

• increased economically security and decreased vulnerability to climate change

women in fishing communities

• offered koi of craft as an alternate livelihood activity

• managed by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Department

• helped 600 women from 40 SHGs in 16 fishing villages

• raises 32 crore rupees

ecotourism development as an alternative livelihood

Odisha Tourism Development Corporation

• focussed on six sites around Chilika

• aim to create community based, eco tourism for sustainable livelihoods

• 55% rise in employment and income

• 31% footfall increase

cyclone shelters

• 14 built

• in cities like Puri

• can accommodate over 40,000 people

• used for classrooms, social functions, and vaccination program base

erosional control measures

Pentha

• installed geo-synthetic tube down 505 metres of coastline

• benefitted 40,000 people from 56 villages

• protected 7000 hectares of productive crop fields from saline contamination

geo synthetic tubes

• absorb wave impact

• reduce coastal erosion effects

• can be stacked to form seawalls

mangrove planting

• 300 hectares planted

• protect banks from cyclones and sea water ingress

• stabilise coastal land mass

• enrich biodiversity

• act as a shelter belt

• protect estuarine crocodiles and turtles

strategy to improve biodiversity and encourage ecotourism

• permanent camp shelters to monitor the areas

• cultural building renovation to encourage tourism

• mangrove planting

Chilika Lake monitoring centre

• modern improvements in labs by Chilika Development Authority

• collect data from 10 locations to allow real time monitoring of wtae rpollution

• 5 studies taken place to enhance tourism potential

Centre for management of coastal ecosystems

• monitoring protocol to monitor coastal pollution

• use an environmental coastal lab to analyse physiochemical, biological, and sediments of water

cultural heritage

• conserved 7 key buildings

• enhance tourist flow

• save rich heritage

• increased footfall by 25%

SMP

• 4 main sediment cells

• purpose to provide clear framework to improve coordination of developmental activities along the coastline

• promotes sustainable use of the areas and conservation of coastal zones natural resources