BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has taken a decision to implement a community-based action plan from the current year as a necessary step towards enhancing climate resilience of coastal communities. It will address the livelihood issues of the people, who have been affected or will be affected by climate induced calamities like coastal erosion and tidal surge.
A day after TOI highlighted the coastal erosion and tidal surge issue, chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on Monday discussed the action plan in the steering committee of Integrated Coastal Management Society (ICZMS) held in digital mode.
Mahapatra directed the officials to focus on regeneration of coastal ecosystems, and promotion of climate resilient sustainable livelihood in the coastal communities. He focussed on preparation of an annual action plan in consultation with the respective communities.
