Odisha Case Study Flashcards
Where is Odisha located?
South East of India in East Asia, beside the Bay of Bengal
What are there 6 of?
Major deltas which is why the region is called Hexadeltaic and the “Gift of the Three Rivers”.
Describe it’s physical features… length, moukm £ntains, mangroves, lakes
480km long, Mountains West and South West, 1435km3 of mangrove forest. Chilika Lake
What is the population and literacy rate of Odisha?
42,000 75%
What economic opportunities are there?
Huge potential for offshore wind, tidal and wave power. Clay and limestone resources. Offshore oil and natural gas. Coastal fishing shrimp. Cultural and archeological sites. Coastal beaches and wildlife sancturies.
What environmental opportunites are there/
Large stocks of fish, marine mammals, reptiles and Olive Ridley Turtles.150 migatory and resident birds. 35% of coast is sediment.
How is the coast made up %
Largely accreting 47%, 37% eroding 15% stable.
What risks are there to Odisha?
Cylcones: October 2013- wind speeds over 200km/h, affected over 1m, 44 killed, 700,000$ lost, 500,000 ha of crops lost.
How can the risk of Clycones be managed?
Migitation stratigies = relief and supplies ahead of storms. Broadcasting warnings, staged evacuation based on risk.
What risk does erosion pose?
In the south, hard engineering is protecting infrastructure, this exaberates rates elsewhere. Topography (low-lying land) = floods easily. Erosion is an important input transporting sediment.
How is Odisha managed?
Through a ICZM 2010-2015 pilot study, involving Ministry of Forests and Environments, Indian Gov and Gov of Odisha, World Bank.
What does the ICZM involve?
Coordination in sustainable usage and management of the coasts natural resources, whilst maintaining the areas of natural enviroment.
Where along the coast is this happening?
Paradeep to Dhamra and Gopalpur to Chiliha.
Why is it neccescary ?
Only 15% of the coast is stable and it lacks suffiecent defence against coastal storms.
How is the Mahandi Delta being managed and why?
Lost mangroves used to be 5km of protection now 1.2km average. Due to 1999 Kalina Super Cylcone once 4km now under 3km and higher death rate in storms. Sustainably helping villages cultivate mangroves.
