general overview

480km

length of coastline

Gopalpur to Chilika, Dhamara to Paradeep

two main sediment cells

cyclones and floods

natural hazard risks

main groups involved in the ICZM

* 10 executive agencies
* world bank
* india government
* ministry of environment, forests, and climate change
* government of Odisha

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

key features of landscape

* SE coastline
* borders Bengal Bay
* mainly depositional landforms
* 6 major deltas
* 1400km2 mangroves
* mountainous and flat

delta

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

features of Chilika Lake

* salty
* 150 migratory bird residents
* brackish and larger store due to monsoon season

* fishing - aquaculture
* tourism
* farming

3 main activities in Odisha

* ports
* harbours

2 main developments in Odisha

pressures of developments

* population growth
* economic activity
* Management issues

management issues in odisha

* shoreline erosion
* conflicts of interest
* pollution
* resource degradation