Many sea beaches of the coast are vulnerable to erosion during the rainy season; but building of protective stone walls along such beaches destroys beach ecology.
Priority to be given for protection of beaches by raising vegetation and sand dunes.
Raising economically important plants such as Honne (Calophyllum inophyllum), Honge (Pongamia pinnata), Ketike (Pandanus) and medicinal plants etc. can strengthen livelihoods of coastal poor.
The natural beauty of the sea beaches will be enhanced through raising vegetation, and such beaches can promote tourism.
Beach vegetation also enhances ecosystem value such as shelter for coastal birds, enrichment of inter-tidal fauna, and nutrient supply to the coastal waters, in addition to building up of sand dunes and promotion of ground water conservation
Turtle breeding areas along the Gangoli (Coondapur taluk) and Karwar taluk beaches need to be safeguarded from human disturbances Seashores nearly in pristine conditions such as the beaches of Mundalli (Bhatkal taluk), Manuguni and Honnebail
(Ankola taluk) and the rocky shore of Dhareswar (Kumta taluk) required to be protected from human disturbances through proper adherence to CRZ regulations. Night camping by tourists in such areas need to be prohibited. However ecological conservation works and nature club activities may be promoted.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Protection of ecology of sea shores
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Committed to protect preserve forest and ecology of Western Ghat: CM
S.O. News service, Friday, 27 June 2008:
Karwar: Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has assured a delegation of various environmental groups that his government was committed to protect preserve the forest and the ecology of Western Ghat region in the state and special emphasis would be laid to deal with all environmental issues related to Western Ghats.
Anant Hegde, Asisar, convener of Vrikshalaksha of Vrikshalaksha Andholan, an environmental organization told this paper that the delegation of the environmental organization of Uttara Kannada, Shimogga, Chikmagalore and Hassan districts, which met the Chief Minister during his recent visit to Shimogga, had also placed before him a few demands to save the Western Ghats from onslaught of the forest smugglers and poachers.
He said the delegation impressed upon the Chief Minister that a task force should be formed to frame suitable policy with respect to the protection of Western Ghat region.
The delegation told that the department of forests and environment, the pollution control board, biodiversity board and the authority for medicinal plants should be made to word in tandem. There was a need to orient these government departments to evolve proper strategy and management for their effective functioning.
Hegde said that the delegation appealed to the chief Minister to ban mining activities in the Western Ghats. The government should evolve a suitable policy in this regard.
Establishment of eco-friendly projects instead of mega projects such as thermal power project in the Western Ghat region and disallowing any proposal to link the rivers originating in the Western Ghats, were some other demands of the greens placed before the Chief Minister.
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