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Executive Cost Summary of Recommendations<br />

All the projects recommended in this report for mitigating the ravages of cyclones on some districts of<br />

West Bengal <strong>and</strong> on the city of Kolkata <strong>and</strong> its adjacent urbanized areas, have been provided in the<br />

following table. The cost estimates are preliminary in nature <strong>and</strong> the amounts have been rounded off<br />

to respective Rupees in Crores.<br />

Proposals for the districts<br />

Sl. No. Proposal Amount in<br />

Rs. Crore<br />

1 New revetments to existing embankments <strong>and</strong> repairs to existing<br />

embankments<br />

2 Retirement (l<strong>and</strong>-ward shifting) of existing embankments at critical<br />

locations<br />

540<br />

40<br />

Executive Cost Summary<br />

3 Mangrove plantation at locations between riverbank <strong>and</strong><br />

embankments in the areas available to reduce the effect of river<br />

water erosion<br />

4 Coastal protection: Sea facing embankments <strong>and</strong> beach protection<br />

to counter the effects of wave dash <strong>and</strong> shoreline recession<br />

5 Shelter belt plantation in the region beyond the sea face to reduce<br />

the energy of the cyclonic storm after l<strong>and</strong>fall<br />

6 Construction of community cyclone/flood shelters at different<br />

locations to serve as refuge to cyclone affected people<br />

7 Construction of community Animal shelters at different locations to<br />

serve as refuge to livestock<br />

8 Construction of road links that may serve to connect regions<br />

presently not properly linked with mainl<strong>and</strong><br />

9 Up gradation of existing road links to improve the connectivity within<br />

the region<br />

10 Construction of new jetties <strong>and</strong> up gradation of the existing ones for<br />

improvement in waterway navigation<br />

3<br />

80<br />

2<br />

245<br />

15<br />

234<br />

167<br />

15<br />

Total 1341

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