3. I. NEED FOR A PORT

6. NEED FOR A PORT WHY DHAMRA HALDIA DHAMRA 18 MT DEPTH

7. NEED FOR A PORT WHY DHAMRA Dhamra Haldia Gopalpur Gahirmatha Paradip Rushikulya Devi Jatadhari Military Practice Area Marine Sanctuary Bay of Bengal Chilika Lake

8. DHAMRA- A NATURAL PORT SITE Proposed Port Proposed Channel Kanika Sands River Mouth Maipura River Nasi Gahirmatha

9. II. THE PORT OF DHAMRA

10. PORT OF DHAMRA Dhamra is one of the most ancient ports of India. Till about independence and even thereafter it was used for cargo transportation between North Orissa and Kolkata. An Old Port Kanika (Dhamra) Port Kanika ( Dhamra – Chandbali) Port (15th -18th AD) was a prosperous oceanic trading centre and Point Palmiras in the southern side of Dhamra River mouth was one of the most important navigation land marks of that time. A multitude of commercial vessels of the King of Kanika were plying on the Indian Ocean doing prolific trade. - Walter Hamilton - 1828 AD, Imperial Gazette

13. PORT OF DHAMRA THE PORT MASTER PLAN Phase-I Phase-II

16. THE PORT Realizing the Dream Play

17. DHAMRA- HINTERLAND Primary Secondary Tertiary

19. III. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS- MYTHS AND FACTS

25. Fact : Turtles nest at Gahirmatha which is south of River Maipura which is in fact another river with a separate river mouth south of River Dhamra. THE FACTS Between the port site and the Gahirmatha nesting site there are two river mouths, a lot of land mass and a number of islands

26. “ The site of the proposed port is 30 kms away from nesting area by sea and 15 kms as the crow flies” Fact : As per report of Chief Wild Life Warden, Orissa : THE FACTS GAHIRMATHA NASI I & II

27. Fact : The Proposed Port site is unsuitable for turtle nesting. Observations Of National Environment Appellate Authority “ The area between the low tide line and high tide line in the area to be covered by Dhamra Port expansion project being of clay soil and very sticky could never become a breeding center for turtles.” THE FACTS

28. Fact : Proposed site for Port lies in the only sector of Orissa coast where turtles do not nest Source: Book titled “Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea) and its nesting habitats along Orissa coast, India - a status survey” by B.Pandav , B. C. Choudhury and C. S. Kar ; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, July 1994 THE FACTS Wide beach; Scattered sand dunes 1-2 m high; Degraded casuarinas vegetation Turtle nesting in 2-km long sand spits. Sandy Ganjam (60 kms) VIII Sand binder vegetation; sand dunes 5-6 m high; Turtle nesting is sporadic. Sandy Chilka (70 kms) VII Casuarinas vegetation; very high sand dunes 10-12 m high; Turtle nesting is sporadic. Sandy Puri (55 kms) VI Mangroves degraded; sand binder & casuarinas vegetation; Wide beach; sand dunes scattered 2-3 m high. Turtle nesting in 3-km long sand spits. Sandy Devi (30 kms) V Scattered sand dunes; extensive Casuarinas plantation; Turtle nesting is sporadic. Sandy Kujang (30 kms) IV Depleted Mangroves & extensive Casuarinas vegetation; Turtle nesting is sporadic. Sandy Paradeep (55 kms) III Wide beach; Extensive mangrove and Casuarinas vegetation; Turtle nesting in 4-km long sand spits. Sandy Gahirmatha (35 kms) II Shallow Coast; no turtle nesting Generally Muddy Balasore (130 kms) [Dhamra Port area comes under this stretch] I Features Nature of Beach Coast Name & Length Sl. No.

29. Source: Article titled “Tracking Turtles Through Time and Space”, written by Mr. Kartik Shanker which appeared in June 2002 issue of Science Education Journal Resonance published by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. THE FACTS

30. WII STUDY OF OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES IN ORISSA 2000 Area of utilization (100% MCP) by olive ridley sea turtle mating pairs in the reproductive patch off Gahirmatha during 1997-98 mating season .

31. WII STUDY OF OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES IN ORISSA 2000 Mating cconcentration as per WII study juxtaposed over admiralty chart

32. Turtle movement route shown on the basis of WII report PORTS EXIST WHERE TURTLES EXIST DHAMRA PORT Gahirmatha Nesting Beach PARADIP PORT Rushikulya Nesting Beach Devi Nesting Beach

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