Former MLA urges Puducherry government to take steps to prevent sea erosion

Former AIADMK MLA Om Sakthi Sekar has urged the Puducherry authorities to instrumentality up mitigation measures to forestall erosion of Puducherry’s coastline.

In a statement, helium said that during the past Assembly session, the authorities announced projects worthy ₹1,000 crore to support and fortify the 24-km-long coastline of Puducherry and mitigate erosion. However, the task remains lone connected insubstantial arsenic determination has been nary progress.

A survey by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) revealed that 33.6% of India’s coastline suffers from erosion. Among the coastal States, the astir susceptible see West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, helium said.

The operation of a groyne astatine Thazhanguda successful Cuddalore territory of Tamil Nadu had accrued the hazard of erosion successful Puducherry, endangering the coastal villages located adjacent to Cuddalore. The Puducherry authorities should instrumentality contiguous steps to support the coastline and forestall erosion, helium added.