Summary:
more-inAs sand deposits clog the Ennore estuary for want of desilting, sedimentation at Ennore estuary has been a major environmental concern. Ramanamurthy, project director, NIOT, said the estuary gets sand deposits between April and September as winds bring waves from south. Flooding threatProlonged clogging of the estuary due to sand deposits would make the surrounding areas vulnerable to flooding during the monsoon. This would also reduce salinity and improve the livelihood of fishermen who depend on the Ennore creek,” he said. The Ennore estuary must be free of siltation for a length of a minimum of 200 m.In a bid to provide a permanent solution to the issue, the team from NIOT has started a bathymetric survey that would measure the depth of the sea and estuary and water level in estuary..