Community-Driven Strategies Proposed to Tackle Swell Wave Threat

Swift Summary:

• The National Center for Lasting Coastal Management (NCSCM), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and climate Change, has proposed strategies to address swell wave threats along India’s coastal states.
• Swell waves, referred to locally as ‘Kallakadal’ or ‘rogue sea,’ pose significant risks to coastal areas like Kerala by damaging homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods. Low-lying regions such as Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram are particularly vulnerable.
• Recommendations include evacuation routes for community safety during events triggered by swell waves. These pathways should be clearly marked in higher-risk lowland areas close to flooding zones.
• Additional priorities are beach nourishment projects and spatial planning alongside constructing protective infrastructure like seawalls, groins, jetties, breakwaters-custom-designed per regional patterns/environmental conditions show best-produced effectiveness N.

– September 10-Flashboarddate_POINTS+ IST