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