TAMIL NADU & PONDICHERRY COASTAL AREA ASSESSMENT A POST TSUNAMI STUDY ON COASTAL CONSERVATION AND REGULATION EQUATIONS INDIA
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PART 1 - INTRODUCTION PART 2 - DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS PART 3 - COASTAL TOURISM IN TAMIL NADU & PONDICHERRY PART 4 - OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF THE TSUNAMI ON THE TAMIL NADU COAST
RECOMMENDATIONS ANNEXURES BIBLIOGRAPHY PLATES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context of the study Objectives of the study Short-term objectives Long-term objectives Activities & Report
Recommendations
List of abbreviations
part 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. The Milieu 1.2. The Tsunami and its Aftermath
Figure 1 : path of tsunami on time scale & magnitude of impact 1.3. Methods
1.5. The Study Area Figure 2: Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry 1.4. LIMITATIONS
Pondicherry
part 2 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS 2.1. Thiruvallur
2.2. Chennai Box 1 The Manali Industrial Area
2.3. Kancheepuram 2.4. Villupuram 2.5. Pondicherry and Karaikal
2.6. Cuddalore
2.7. Nagapattinam
Box 2 Sand Dunes of South Poigainallur (PRAXIS, 2005)
2.8. Thiruvarur Box 3 2.11. Ramanathapuram 2.9. Tanjavur 2.10. Pudukottai
Box 4 The Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project 2.12. Thoothukudi 2.13. Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari
Table 1 Summary of developmental activities in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry NO DISTRICT PLACE PREVALENT ACTIVITIES
Figure 3: Summary of tsunami impacts & developmental activities in Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Name of District Population Affected
part 3 COASTAL TOURISM IN TAMIL NADU & PONDICHERRY 3.1. Status of Tourism along the coast of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry 3.1.1. Pulicat Lake 3.1.2. Chennai
3.1.3. Kancheepuram 3.1.4. Pondicherry 3.1.5. Cuddalore 3.1.6. Nagapattinam 3.1.7. Thiruvarur 3.1.8. Ramanathpuram 3.1.9. Thoothukudi
3.1.10. Kanyakumari 3.2. Tourism Plans of Tamil Nadu post Tsunami
Table 2 Post tsunami tourism development plans of Department of Tourism - Tamil Nadu for the period commencing 2005-06 Sl. Scheme Areas Cost (Rs in lakhs) 3.2.1. Government of India Assisted Schemes
3.2.2. Integrated development of Tourism Circuits - Development of Vivekananda Travel Circuit (Ramanathapuram and Kanyakumari) 3.2.3. Beach tourism
3.2.4. Development of the Ecotourism Circuit 3.2.5. Analysis & recommendations
part 4 OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF THE TSUNAMI ON THE TAMIL NADU COAST Table 3 District wise summary of the population and area affected by the tsunami in Tamil Nadu Name of District Total Population Population Density Population Affected Population Affected (%) Degree of Casuality (Ratio of Population Impacted: Lives Lost) Total Length of Coast
Table 4 District wise summary of the population and area affected by the tsunami in Pondicherry Name of District Total Population Population Density Population Affected Population Affected (%) Degree of Casuality (Ratio of Population Impacted: Lives Lost) Total Length of Coast Box 5 Coral Reefs to the Rescue 4.1. Thiruvallur 4.2. Chennai
4.3. Kancheepuram 4.4. Villupuram 4.5. Pondicherry and Karaikal 4.6. Cuddalore
4.7. Nagapattinam 4.8.Thiruvarur 4.9.Tanjavur
4.10. Pudukottai 4.11. Ramanathapuram 4.12. Thoothukudi 4.13. Tirunelveli 4.14. Kanyakumari 4.15. Post Tsunami Reconstruction Activities: Ecological Impacts On The Coast
part 5 IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGAL & POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR COASTAL CONSERVATION & REGULATION IN TAMIL NADU & PONDICHERRY 5.1. The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification The Potential to Protect Coastal Habitats & Coastal Communities
5.2. CRZ Notification, 1991 Salient Features 5.3.Implementing Agencies
Table 5 Roles of agencies and institutions with respect to coastal regulation Agency/ Institution Role 5.4. Dilutions
A CHRONOLOGY of AMENDMENTS & EVENTS 19 RELATED TO THE CRZ NOTIFICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF TAMIL NADU & PONDICHERRY Date of amendment/order/ event & legal clauses Details / comments / features
Date of amendment/order/ event & legal clauses Details / comments / features
Date of amendment/order/ event & legal clauses Details / comments / features
Date of amendment/order/ event & legal clauses Details / comments / features
Date of amendment/order/ event & legal clauses Details / comments / features
KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS
annexure 1 FACTUAL INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT TAMIL NADU
annexure 2 THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
2.1. Ecologically important coastal areas of Tamil Nadu 47 Table 6 Ecologically important areas in Tamil Nadu District Site Ecological Importance Area (km 2 ) Table 7 Area extent of various wetland classes in Pulicat area Salt Marsh(km) Mud Flat (km) Saltpan (km) Lake (km) 26.80 0.356 0.257 252.040
Table 8 Aerial extent of mangrove and other wetland classes in Pichavaram Mangrove(km) Mangrove with Scrub(km) Tidal Flat(km) 8.79 1.82 1.44
Table 9 Different wetland categories and their extent in Vedaranyam Mangrove (km) Reserved Forest (km) Salt Marsh (km2) Tidal Flat(km) 24.53 19.58 24.53 97.95 Saltpan (km) 34.70
Table 10 Area under coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannar Name of the Island Coral Reef Area (km) Live Coral Cover (%)
2.2. Ecological Profile of Pondicherry
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