Odisha Coastline Flashcards
Where is Odisha located? And how long is the coastline?
A state on the south-east coast of India. 480 km long
Name the six major rivers in Odisha
Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Baitarani, Brahamni, Mahanadi and Rushikulya
What can be found along the coastline?
Plants and Animals
How many km2 of mangrove forest is there?
1435km2
Give some opportunities related to the Odisha coastline
- 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
Risk for human occupation and development
- 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%
What does a new ICZM plans to do at the Odisha coast?
- Establish sustainable levels of economic and social acitiviy
- Resolve envrionmental, social and economic challanges and conflicts
- Protect the coastal environment
What major issues have been identified by the project?
- 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
What issues did the public raise?
- The development of ecotourism
- Planting or replanting mangroves
- Building cyclone shelters
What is this coastline at risk from?
Tropical cyclones and storm surges
When did cyclone Phailin strike the Odisha coast?
October 2013
Name some primary effects of Cyclone Phailin
- One million people were evacuated
- 44 people died
- 500,000 ha of farming land destroyed
What has made the coastline more vulnerable to storm surges?
Loss of mangroves