Odisha Coastline

Question 1

Where is Odisha located? And how long is the coastline?

Answer 1

A state on the south-east coast of India. 480 km long

Question 2

Name the six major rivers in Odisha

Answer 2

Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Baitarani, Brahamni, Mahanadi and Rushikulya

Question 3

What can be found along the coastline?

Answer 3

Plants and Animals

Question 4

How many km2 of mangrove forest is there?

Answer 4

1435km2

Question 5

Give some opportunities related to the Odisha coastline

Answer 5

• Variety of plants (mangroves, sea grasses, salt marshes, sand dunes, estuaries and lagoons)
• Variety of animals (Marine mammals, reptiles and Olive Ridley turtles)
• Potential for offshore, tidal and wave power
• Opportunity for offshore oil and natural gas, as well as seabed mining
• Local people are employed in coastal fishing and aquaculture such as shrimps
• Cultural and archaeological sites important for the tourist sites
• Tourism such as beaches and wildlife sanctuaries

Question 6

Risk for human occupation and development

Answer 6

• Rate of erosion on the Odisha coastline has increased
• Worries of storm surges, tsunamis and long term threats of global warming
• The 2011 Assessment of Shoreline changes included the fact that the shoreline is being eroded by 36.8%

Question 7

What does a new ICZM plans to do at the Odisha coast?

Answer 7

• Establish sustainable levels of economic and social acitiviy
• Resolve envrionmental, social and economic challanges and conflicts
• Protect the coastal environment

Question 8

What major issues have been identified by the project?

Answer 8

• Coastal erosion and associated oceanographic processes
• Assessing vulnerability to disaster
• Biodiversity conservation
• Livelihood security (e.g fishing)
• pollution and environmental quality management
• Conservation of cultural/archaeological assets

Question 9

What issues did the public raise?

Answer 9

• The development of ecotourism
• Planting or replanting mangroves
• Building cyclone shelters

Question 10

What is this coastline at risk from?

Answer 10

Tropical cyclones and storm surges

Question 11

When did cyclone Phailin strike the Odisha coast?

Answer 11

October 2013

Question 12

Name some primary effects of Cyclone Phailin

Answer 12

• One million people were evacuated
• 44 people died
• 500,000 ha of farming land destroyed

Question 13

What has made the coastline more vulnerable to storm surges?

Answer 13

Loss of mangroves