Odisha to construct 380-km saline embankment

Bhubaneswar, May 30

To protect Odisha’s coast which is vulnerable to tidal surge, the state Water Resources (WR) Department has chalked out a plan to construct a 380-km saline embankment at an estimated investment of Rs 1,944 crore.

This was stated by Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Jyotirmay Rath on Saturday after a meeting chaired by WR secretary Anu Garg.

Rath said: “A detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared under the supervision of Water Resources Department for the first-phase construction of the 380-km saline embankment at a projected cost of Rs 1,944 crore.”

He said the construction of saline embankment would be done by packing stones along the coast. To prevent these stones from getting separated during high tide, they would be covered with iron nets. In order to prevent strong onshore wind speed, there would be massive plantations along the embankments, he said. PTI