Given the frequency and
intensity of cyclones and storms, are geotubes effective in mitigating the impact of climate change? For how long can these geotubes hold against the vagaries of weather and at what cost?
IndiaSpend surveyed the existing geotubes and spoke to experts and locals to find the answers.
India’s two geotubes
The eastern coast of India currently has two geotubes. One is in Uppada, a village near Kakinada, the headquarters of Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district. This was the country’s first geotube. Its construction began in 2007 and was completed in 2010. The other is in Pentha, a village in Kendrapara, Odisha.