To fight against climate change, Odisha gets first Artificial Reefs And Ocean Forest

Dinabandhu Sahoo, a marine scientist and professor at Delhi University, has created novel strategies to tackle environmental issues such as rising temperatures, frequent cyclonic storms in coastal regions, ocean acidification, biodiversity loss, etc. in addition to climate change. Prof. Sahoo has developed original techniques that are being applied locally in isolated Odisha coastal villages. Sahoo, a civil engineering faculty member at KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and his partner Dr. Sanjukta Sahoo created a variety of artificial reefs in the lab.

The pair eventually installed six artificial reefs in Odisha’s coastal waters, the first of its sort in the state, following several months of testing. According to Sahoo, a former vice chancellor of FM University, artificial reefs will boost biodiversity and help restore damaged marine ecosystems in addition to increasing the productivity of fisheries.

The building and installation of artificial reefs is a multibillion dollar industry. To strengthen their economies and reap lucrative rewards, nations including the United States, France, Japan, China, Korea, and Australia have installed millions of artificial reefs along their coasts. Roughly half a million Reef Balls have been used in 3,400 artificial reef and beach restoration projects across more than 70 nations worldwide.

With its 480 kilometers of coastline, Odisha presents a viable location for viability studies. In addition to offering a home for a variety of marine animals, artificial reefs made of particular materials and designs may lessen wave motion, shielding the coast from cyclonic storms. Furthermore, according to Dr. Sanjukta Sahoo, it provides an excellent substrate for seaweeds and certain kinds of aquatic plants that can absorb carbon dioxide from water more quickly.

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