Looking at fallen coconut trees hovering in the UPPuter stream, near the point of confluence, where he meets the Bengal Bay in Chinna Gollapal in the Krishna district in Andra Pradesh. The villagers say that the tree falls on every new month and full moon days when tidal waves are high. | Photo Credit: KVS Giri
Machilipatnam MP Vallabhaneni Balashowry on Wednesday met with the National Authority for Disaster Management, New Dill, member of the Rajendra Singh district.
He stressed how intense wave activity led to the loss of agricultural land, which included many acres in the coastal village.
He emphasized other factors, including increasing tidal waves, rising sea levels due to climate change, weakening of coastal soils due to excessive sand mining, loss of mangroves, protective label in the case of natural calamities, urbanization and construction activities that led to gradual soil erosion.
In addition, the intrusion of seawater has increased salinity into the soil, resulting in lower agricultural yields. Farmers and fishermen are equally influenced, said a central official.
Mr. Balashowry discussed the ways to fight erosion, and proposed the construction of the sea walls, the preservation of mangroves to be launched, plans for coastal protection to be formulated, if necessary to relocate villagers and provide financial assistance to farmers.
The villagers reported that during the sixteen -year period the cache and casuarin trees were on more than 1200 acres, which belong to almost 600 farmers, gradually lost at sea.
According to the press note, Mr. Rajendra Singh responded positively and promised support as soon as the proposals are received from the state government.
Published – March 26, 2025 21:55
