The recommendations of the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) on prevention of erosion of Ramakrishna Beach here will be implemented after remarks from all the institutions and the Navy are vetted by the Deltares.
The Deltares is an independent institution for applied research in the field of water and subsurface, and is based in Delft and Utrecht in The Netherlands.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting recently in Vijayawada on the issue where NIOT scientist K.M. Sivakolundu made a presentation.
The NIOT has recommended remedial measures estimated to cost Rs.93 crore.
The final course of action will be taken up only after a final presentation to the Chief Minister with the remarks of the Deltares and the committee headed by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust Chairman on the issue, it is learnt.
The GVMC is the nodal agency for executing the works.
In the meantime, the committee has been asked to select a project management consultant.
For the International Fleet Review events, the usual nourishment of sand has to be done by the VPT by December 2015.
In the remedial measures, the NIOT has recommend sill installation, artificial nourishment, and reef installation along a stretch of 2.5 km with a total cost of Rs.93 crore.
Sill installation comprises geo-synthetic tubes, for which the material cost is estimated at Rs.2.5 crore. Their installation and filling is estimated to cost Rs.6.5 crore. Scour protection costs Rs. 1 crore. Artificial nourishment, with 0.25 million tonnes of sand, its dredging and transport is estimated to cost Rs.7.5 crore.
Tetrapod fabrication and installation, forming artificial reef, is estimated to cost Rs.75 crore. Post-monitoring of morphology and environment by the NIOT is expected to cost Rs.0.5 crore.
While the meeting gave the nod to start initial work as per the commitment given under the World Bank-aided Hudhud Reconstruction Scheme, it directed that since it was a loan, necessary help from the Government of India should be roped in.
The committee set up should also explore contributions from the ports and industries located in the area.
