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Mangalore: Permanent Solution to Sea Erosion Awaits Cabinet Nod

  •   Sun, Jun 13 2010 04:40:22 PM

Mangalore: Permanent Solution to Sea Erosion Awaits Cabinet Nod
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Daijiworld Media Network (SB)

Mangalore, Jun 13: The problem of sea erosion will see a permanent solution after state cabinet gives a nod for the release of first phase of fund of Rs 223 crores out of the total of Rs 911 crore under Asian Development Bank (ADB) proposal.

District in-charge minister J Krishna Palemar on Sunday June 13 visited places affected by sea erosion in Ullal area accompanied by Mangalore MLA U T Khader. Palemar said that the state will contribute 25 per cent of the fund, while the rest will be contributed by the ADB. The submersible backwater project under the proposal to be implemented on the Karnataka coast is based on German technology, he said.

The minister visited places places such as Kotepura, Hilary Nagar,and Mukkacheri. So far no major damages have occurred and there is no estimation of any losses.
  

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  • Patrick, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 14 2010

    We just don't have the means and the technology. Let us first reconcile to this fact.Rupees 223 crores is a pittance. Nothing will be achieved with the money spent except filling the pockets of our politicians, beauraucrats and govt. babus. The people will be repaying the debts of ADB over the years. This drama is for the cameras and will come again next year.

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  • darrel castelino, Australia

    Mon, Jun 14 2010

    Pls. dont find a permanent soultion for this problem, as you wont get future chance to rip-off in millons , of tax payers funds into your own pockets every monsoon season, by creating temperory stone barriers at same spot every year, as our politicians eagerly wait for such opportunites to cash in floods/natural disater/etc.....

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  • darrel castelino, Australia

    Mon, Jun 14 2010

    Pls. dont find a permanent soultion for this problem, as you wont get future chance to rip-off in millons , of tax payers funds into your own pockets every monsoon season, by creating temperory stone barriers at same spot every year, as our politicians eagerly wait for such opportunites to cash in floods/natural disater/etc.....

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  • shakeel, hosangady

    Mon, Jun 14 2010

    Am fed up of watching this drama always.Every year rainy season our politician visits near beach side and enjoys few hours and capture few snaps and discuss some nonsences.Nothing going to happen by this and we are sure about it.

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/USA

    Sun, Jun 13 2010

    Kateel Ramesh Prabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore,

    I fully agree with you, this is a photo opportunity to our publicity crazy politicians...

    This was first started by late B Bhaskar Shetty, MLA Kaup somewhere in 1978..., since then everybody follows this... next MLA of Kaup, visited France (When he was minister of Ports and Fisheries)to see erosion prevention there! Guy was a friend of mine, and holds diploma in textile technology, what reasearch he made in France only God Almighty knows...

    Now people you decide, is it justifiable to spend couple of hundred crores to fix this or relocate few dozen people...Choice is yours!

    Jai Hooooooooo

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  • Jerry Berne, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Sun, Jun 13 2010

    To date, I have discovered only one method of coastal protection with any proven, long-term documentation of being "permanent", environmentally sound and successful: Holmberg Technologies (www.erosion.com). The photographs of the coast shown in this article look remarkably like Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia before Holmberg installed his system to save an Aramco oil facility in 2000. There, Aramco and its consulting engineers had failed time and again to protect the shoreline. Within weeks of Holmberg's project the beach had widen by 20 meters and elevated by 2 the beach and backshore dunes continue to grow.

    Offshore artificial reefs/breakwaters typically shift erosion by redirecting and accelerating currents/wave energies. While often marketed as also creating surfing opportunities, there is little evidence to demostrate significant success at either goal.

    May I suggest the Cabinet and your readers review Holmberg's website prior to spending such considerable public funds.

    Jerry Berne
    Sustainable Shorelines, Inc. (www.sustainableshorelines.org)

    Sustainable Shorelines is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to documenting current environmental events on our shorelines, identifying and seeking to change those coastal policies and practices which are harmful and advocating protecting our coastal habitats and the ecosystems these support with methods proven to be environmentally sound and sustainable.

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore - U.S.A.

    Sun, Jun 13 2010

    It is good to see The Authorities thinking of a solution to the problem of sea erosion. Generally just before the monsoons the areas are inspected and assurances given to the public about controlling the situation. Then one has to await the next monsoons to hear of the assurances. The best strategy on the part of ministers would be to prepare a project profile and work on time bound schedule. Otherwise the assurances will remain as myths.

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  • Kateel Ramesh Prabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Sun, Jun 13 2010

    Come rainy season our politicians start roaming on the sea shore and give good photographs to the press and some thing will be spoken on "sea errosion" a regular topic since several years.No permanent solution. Good going!

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  • jemiyar, kuwait

    Sun, Jun 13 2010

    Nice to see both palemar and Kader together . both persons are dedicated to the society .Under the leadership of Palemarji mangaloroe has seen lot of developments. Other politicians should take a glance on these people and try to work for the people unitedly.

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  • Sunil Fernandes, Kota/Udupi

    Sun, Jun 13 2010

    This is a fixed schedule of our politicians in this season to visit the sea errossion affected areas. They will visit talk in crores about building wall accross etc etc. As usual like every year.

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