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