Beach Management

Last Updated On: 15/07/2016
S.No | Interventions | Expected Outcomes | Metrics |
1 | Erosion control using hard and/ or soft engineering options like beach nourishment, sea walls,etc | Beach Stabilization | Reduced erosion rate |
2 | Research on beach attributes, sediment characteristics ,wave, current and tidal characteristics, biodiversity and socio-economic aspects | Improved management and planning | Data on beach attributes |
3 | Effective Beach Waste Management | Clean and Healthy Beach | |
4 | Maintenance of Beach Vegetation | Beach Stabilization | Increased area under beach vegetation |
5 | Adoption of real-time monitoring and beach imagery software | Timely flood warning and emergency response | |
6 | Recreation management | Improved and sustainable tourism | Sustainable number of tourists |
7 | Sand mining management | Beach Stabilization | Reduced sand mining |
Source: COASTAL IDENTITIES- The Centrality of Coastal Ecosystems in Tamil Nadus Conservation,Department of Environment