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Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission
January 14 , 2024
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- The State government has issued orders to implement the Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission over the next five years.
- The project cost is about ₹1,675 crore with the World Bank support.
- The mission includes projects to strengthen coastal biodiversity, improve coastal livelihood through sustainable tourism, and reduce plastic waste in marine environments.
- The mission has four focus areas:
- Enhancing coastal biodiversity;
- Coastal protection;
- Improving livelihood through the creation of blue flag beaches and sustainable tourism; and
- Pollution abatement.
- A special purpose vehicle, named Tamil Nadu Blue Carbon Agency, will be established to
- Monitor the restoration of mangroves and seagrass;
- Control erosion; restore the corals at Kariyachalli Islands of the Gulf of Mannar ecosystem; and
- Strengthen coastal management systems.
- The mission includes previously launched projects such as
- Establishing a biodiversity and conservation park at Kadambur, Chengalpattu;
- Sea turtle conservation centres at Nagapattinam and in Chennai; and
- An international dugong conservation centre at Manora, Thanjavur.
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