COASTAL CORRIDOR:

Coastal corridor is threat to sea life, ground water pollution, disturb the climate, environmental pollution and facing food security problem in feature

The Andhra Pradesh Government plans to develop the coastal corridor on the eastern seacoast. Under this project, the 972 km coastline from Ichapuram in Srikakulam district to Tada of Nellore district would be developed using natural resources and private investments. The Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (INCAP) and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a wing of the World Bank, have agreed to take up this project

The State Government has proposed a major initiative to take up the integrated development of a coastal corridor by creating infrastructure, promoting industries and giving special attention to socio-economic sectors. This corridor would extend from Srikakulam to East Godavari under the first phase and from West Godavari to Nellore in the second phase. The area to be developing in the first phase consists of 73 mandals in four north costal districts. The government also a plan to develop A four-lane coastal road along the seacoast and communication corridor for this industrial region. Apart from these activities the government want to develop the seaports, air links, roads, rail networks, industrial parks, SEZs, Pharma parks establishing townships. of Andhra Pradesh begins the coastal corridor activities between Vizag and Kakinada region.

The government declared this region as ‘petroleum, chemical, petrochemical investment region’ (PCPIR) inviting more companies to establish there manufacturing units in this region. Especially chemical, petrochemical, Fertilizers, mineral based industries and refineries in to locate this area.
But environmentalists are opposing this type of development. In Andhra Pradesh Vizag is the second largest city in industrial development. The city is experienced regularly with the industrial pollution problems. Due to this problem hundreds of tortoises, Dolphins and other sea fish dead. Last three months this types of incidents are occurred in Visakhapatnm district. With this coastal corridor big climatic changes will occur. Environmental pollution increased. Biodiversity cycle is disturbed. Since last 10 years Vizag city temperature gradually increasing.
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