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Orissa wakes up to check global warming damage

Akshaya Kumar Sahoo THE ORISSA government has woken up to take damage control measures against the global warming related sea erosions at Satabhaya and Kanhupur villages in Kendrapara district as well as Puri and Konark beaches. For Puri and Konark, the government has decided to prepare a blueprint to construct seawalls to protect tidal waves of the Bay of Bengal frequently inundating parts of the two major tourist spots.