Chennai, Aug. 5 -- Tamil Nadu government will take up restoration of degraded mangrove forests, which protects coastlines from natural diasters like tsunami and strengthen coastal ecosystems, in eight districts under TN-SHORE project, Finance Minister N.Marie Wilson informed the State Assembly on Wednesday.
Presenting the TVK regime's first budget, he said Mangrove forests protect coastlines from erosion, cyclones, sea-level rise and other coastal hazards, while conserving biodiversity, enhancing fisheries resources, sequestering carbon, and supporting the livelihoods of coastal communities.
This project will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs.40 crore to strengthen coastal ecosystems and to mitigate the impacts of climate change, he ...