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480km

length of coastline

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Gopalpur to Chilika, Dhamara to Paradeep

two main sediment cells

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cyclones and floods

natural hazard risks

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main groups involved in the ICZM

  • 10 executive agencies

  • world bank

  • india government

    • ministry of environment, forests, and climate change

  • government of Odisha

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main purpose of the groups involved in the ICZM

to reduce pressure on marine resources and promote sustainable use and maintenance of coastal environment

  • blend activities

  • started 2010

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key features of landscape

  • SE coastline

  • borders Bengal Bay

  • mainly depositional landforms

  • 6 major deltas

  • 1400km2 mangroves

  • mountainous and flat

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delta

triangular landform created by deposition of sediment transported by rivers into large bodies of slower-moving water such as the ocean

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features of Chilika Lake

  • salty

  • 150 migratory bird residents

  • brackish and larger store due to monsoon season

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  • fishing - aquaculture

  • tourism

  • farming

3 main activities in Odisha

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  • ports

  • harbours

2 main developments in Odisha

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pressures of developments

  • population growth

  • economic activity

  • Management issues

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management issues in odisha

  • shoreline erosion

  • conflicts of interest

  • pollution

  • resource degradation

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