Bhubaneswar: Odisha is looking at a long-term, integrated strategy to protect its 573-km coastline from climate-related risks, with the proposed ARISE project focusing on coastal erosion, community livelihoods, biodiversity and sustainable economic development. A high-level meeting on the proposed Adaptive Resilience Investment in Coastal Systems on Economics (ARISE) Project was held at Lok Seva Bhawan…
Bhubaneswar: India’s first climate refugee village Bagapatia in Kendrapara district would be converted into a model colony. The Odisha government has sanctioned Rs Rs 22,50,71,000 crore in the first phase of work. Over 600 families are residing in Bagapatia where victims of sea erosion from Satabhaya Gram Panchayat in Rajnagar block were rehabilitated by the…
Bhubaneswar: The increase in sea erosion and high tidal surges due to storms in the coastal region of Odisha has been making the lives of people residing in the area tough and challenging. Many villages in the coastal districts have been swallowed by the sea and many are at the risk. In order to deal…
