06-bioresourcesstatu.. - M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
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Gulf of Kachc<br />
Table<br />
Year<br />
1897<br />
1909<br />
1925<br />
1944<br />
1954<br />
1960<br />
1973<br />
1973<br />
1975<br />
1987<br />
1989<br />
1996<br />
1998<br />
1999<br />
2000<br />
2001<br />
industries had t<br />
two refineries<br />
hh<br />
18 : Natural disasters recorded in the Gulf of Kachchh and nearby area<br />
Evenl Area of impacmt Impact<br />
Cyclone OffJafarabad, Veraval& GoK Severe damage to the mangroves<br />
Cyclone Surat-Jafarabad-Kandla Severe damage to fishing activity<br />
Cyclone Kandla-Okha Severe damage to local population<br />
Cyclone Kandla Severe damage to fishing activity<br />
Cyclone Vadinar Severe damage to local population<br />
Cyclone Dwarka-Mandwa Fishing hampered<br />
Drought Entirearea in vicinityof GoK Illegalcutting of mangroves for fodder.<br />
Cyclone Vadinar Fishing hampered<br />
Cyclone Okha Fishing hampered<br />
Drought Entirearea in vicinityof GoK Illegalcutting of mangroves for fodder.<br />
Cyclone Navlakhi-Vadinar Severe damage to fishing activity<br />
Cyclone Kandla Fishinghampered, mangroves destroyed<br />
Cyclone Kandla Damageto mangroves, inter-tidalfauna,<br />
coral reefs. Habitatdestruction for many<br />
marine animals as well as nesting grounds<br />
of birds.<br />
Cyclone Dwarka-Naliya Damageto mangroves, inter-tidalfauna,<br />
coral reefs. Habitatdestruction for many<br />
marine animals as well as nesting grounds<br />
of birds.<br />
Drought EntireGulfof Kachchh The livestock is suffered, migration in<br />
many localitiesdue to scarcity for fodder<br />
Earthquake Kachchhregion Subtidal reefs might have possibly damaged.<br />
Population in the vicinityof the Gulfis<br />
severely affected.<br />
o be cleared by MoEF of GO!. The During the observations in February 2000, several<br />
have to administer tertiary bits of pieces of drifting nylon nets got entangled<br />
wastewater and use that for with some of the observation gears. These are<br />
lopment. This restriction is not obviously discards of fishing vessels. Such drift<br />
other wastewater generation nets have often ensnared marine mammals<br />
ir consent applications need to sometimes choking them to death and hence are<br />
treatment to<br />
greenbelt deve<br />
applicable for<br />
sources as the<br />
clearance only 0f<br />
GPCH. banned by an International Convention of !MO. It<br />
The population<br />
the shore was<br />
establishment<br />
around the Gulf upto 20 km from<br />
1.'12 million in 1991. With the<br />
of the two refineries and other<br />
is apparent that stricter vigil against<br />
operation is required for the conservation<br />
marine mammals in the Gulf of Kachchh.<br />
such<br />
of<br />
ancillary industr ies, population along its southern As mentioned earlier, MNP & S in the Gulf of<br />
shores has gone up by an estimated 4% annum, Kaclrchh covers an area of 457.92 km'. Of this,<br />
which will lead to 2.18 million in 1999. The fate 398.40 km' have also been notified by GMB for<br />
and effects 0f<br />
the municipal wastewater harbor developments. Thus a huge 87% area of<br />
discharges to th e Gulf from all these sources could MNP & S is under overlapping dual control. GMB<br />
be anybody's gu ess. have never taken MNP authorities into confidence<br />
A considerable area along the coast has been<br />
denuded of mangrove vegetation for<br />
industrializatio n and urbanization. However, a<br />
replanting progr amme has been undertaken in<br />
some arEas by monospecies<br />
afforestation.<br />
in decision-making processes in port developments<br />
around the Gulf of Kachchh. Problems from ports<br />
and harbor developments combined with those<br />
from oil import activities will, certainly, not help to<br />
serve the exact . purpose of conservation,<br />
protection and regeneration of marine life in the<br />
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