Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu Monday termed the beach erosion along the state's 105-km long coast as a matter of "serious concern". Beach erosion Inaugurating a conference on local self-government for sustainable and safe cities, hosted by the Delhi-based All India Institute of Local Self-Government, Sidhu not only voiced serious concern …
SOUDHRITI BHABANI At least 220 Indian scientists and 127 research organisations are joining hands for a massive study to monitor climate change in different parts of the country. Climate change in India has led to a rise in sea levels while storm surges in coastal areas have also become a …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today decided to construct embankments on both sides of the Baitarani, the Salandi and the Kashi rivers for flood control and irrigation purposes in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts. A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra …
The flood damage assessment team appointed by the KPCC under the leadership of former minister and former KPCC President Allam Veerabhadrappa demanded that both the State and the Central government should immediately evolve suitable permanent infrastructure to check recurring sea erosion in the three coastal districts of Karnataka. Speaking to …
BHUBANESWAR: The coastal zone of Paradip is undergoing rapid geographical changes. The shoreline and the beach area in the zone have sustained major shifts in characteristics in the past three decades. The shoreline of Paradip has increased by about 7.26 km while the beach area was diminished by a good …
Nagercoil: The State Government would find an early solution to end sea erosion in the district. According to sources, officials from the Public Works Department visited Kadiyapattinam, Colachel, Ramanthurai, Mullurthurai, Aryantoppu Thengapattinam, Eraiamannthurai and Puthurai, where seawater entered more than 50 villages and bus service was stopped owing to erosion. …
District-in-Charge Minister J Krishna Palemar said that damages due to sea erosion in Ullal were not estimated so far. However, he said that more than 22 houses in Ullal coast are facing the danger of sea erosion, he said adding that the officials of the Department of Ports will assess …
This paper will consider the likely economic, social and cultural impacts on coastal communities by displacement due to climate change induced sea level rise. Additionally, it will take into account the secondary risks associated with uprooting and resettlement, particularly within the context of current policy and research frameworks that generally …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Subject Committee Report on Disaster Management Policy has called for a change in Central calamity relief norms and the reworking of the relief measures laid down in the National Calamity Scheme. The report has also identified inadequate funds as the biggest hurdle in the smooth implementation of the …
Developing nations in the Pacifi c are at the frontline of global climate change. Livelihoods and food and water sources that have sustained communities over generations are being threatened. People are losing land and being forced from their homes. Unless wealthy, developed countries like Australia and New Zealand take urgent …
BHUBANESWAR: In tune with a subtle shift in the policy of the State Government to give emphasis on agriculture and rural development, the allocation under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) has been raised to Rs 1,153 crore for 2009-10 from Rs 800 crore in the previous year. As development …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has started consultation with several institutions to find out ways to check erosion of coast at Puri and Konark. The institutions with which the State Government is in touch are Indian Institute of Oceanography, Goa, Central Water Power Research Station, Pune, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, …
The Niger Delta, located in the Atlantic Coast of southern Nigeria, is the second largest delta in the world. The region spans over 20,000 square kilometers hosting about 25% of the Nigerian population (from 2006 census, the total population of Nigeria is about 140 million people). About 2,370 square kilometers …
L Arun Oscar | ENS ERAYUMANTHURAI fishing hamlet, southernmost villagein Kanyakumari district is the worst affected by sea erosion and is in the danger of disappearing from the map. Located between the Arabian Sea, AVM Canal and the perennial Thamirabarani River, Erayumanthurai is very vulnerable for sea erosion. The sea …
Many helpless families, all too frequently battered by destructive cyclones, subsequent tidal surges and constant river erosion, are abandoning their ancestral homes and livelihoods and increasing the number of environmental refugees in the country. Erratic changes in climatic conditions, rising frequency of cyclones, increased river erosion and failure to rehabilitate …
