Major Achievements

The coastline of Puducherry and the neighboring Tamil Nadu coastline have suffered from severe coastal erosion due to natural and anthropogenic activities. Short term measures like Seawalls and Groin field were attempted by Puducherry government but the erosion problem shifted further north, with increased intensity. Detailed shoreline management plan was prepared using satellite data and process based measurements covering two predominant seasons (SW and NE Monsoons). As part of this plan Puducherry government has implemented the beach nourishment scheme along 500m coast line using 50,000 m3 of dredged sand from harbour mouth. The nourishment resulted in gaining of beach to an extent of 60m near Puducherry Light House and Puducherry New Pier.