Quote:Biologist, engineer duo in Odisha designs artificial reef
After months of simulation exercises, the artificial reefs deployed in Chilika lake, for the first time in Odisha, have started showing desired results.

Hemant Kumar Rout
Updated on:
16 Feb 2024, 11:01 pm

BHUBANESWAR: A marine biologist has devised a unique method of designing as well as implementing artificial reefs that help restore marine ecosystems and enhance ocean biodiversity.

Senior professor of Botany at Delhi University Dinabandhu Sahoo in collaboration with Sanjukta Sahoo, who heads civil engineering of KIIT Polytechnic, has designed and developed the artificial reefs in special materials. After months of simulation exercises, the artificial reefs deployed in Chilika lake, for the first time in Odisha, have started showing desired results.

Materials used to construct long-lasting artificial reefs include rocks, cinder blocks, steel and concrete. The structures help enhance habitat for reef organisms, including soft and stony corals, fishes and invertebrates that live among them.

Quote:Chilika Lake To Have The Country’s Longest Ropeway Including 9 More In Odisha

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Suranjan Mishra Published On : Sep 28, 2022 at 7:02 PM

Odisha government has plans to erect the longest ropeway of 5.3 km in length to connect Prayagi of Krushnaprasad and Kalijai temple in Chilika Lake. A proposal in this regard will be sent soon to Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for requisite approval, a source informed today.