The Times of India reports that India’s Orissa coastline is to receive about Rs 227 (USD $50 million) of 1200 alotted for construction projects. One of the target zones is in Puri. However, officials would like a 2008-approved geosynthetic erosion-control seawall to be finished first before this new round of funding, which includes World Bank support, is implemented. The seawall was to have been constructed by January 2009 but the process has stalled.

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