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Matthijs Stroosnijder
IRM, DRR, CCA, EMR
India
PfR India
Factsheet
Brief outline of PfR's intervention in India containng key data about the area of the beneficiaries in the Mahanadi Delta (Orissa) District.
The Mahanadi Delta, which sustained rich agriculture and fisheries due to its fluvial dynamics was extensively channelized to support agriculture. This converted the delta from being a flood-dependant to flood prone environment. Downstream, people cut back mangroves for settlements, and weakened their natural defence against cyclones. An assessment in 2007 concluded that villages with wider mangroves suffered fewer casualties, and opportunity cost of saving a life by mangroves was Rs. 11.7 millions.