It would be beneficial for projects to undertake comprehensive field investigations and site assessments during the detailed design stage. Monsoon and weather conditions and project readiness for physical works should be considered in drawing up implementation schedules—for both onshore and offshore projects.
Detailed project preparation and feasibility studies carried out and included in the periodic financing request strengthen project readiness in procurement and safeguards implementation. This could entail conducting comprehensive field investigations and site assessments conducted during the detailed project reporting stage. Monsoon and weather conditions and project readiness for physical works should be considered in drawing up implementation schedules—for both onshore and offshore projects.
It is critical to analyze multisector issues to workably integrate conservation, livability, protection, and conservation into the design of environmental projects.
Softer, hybrid, and sustainable coastal protection solutions and the involvement of local communities in shoreline management are key to a climate-resilient infrastructure appropriate for India’s coastal protection and management. The program introduced pioneering, transformative technologies, and new planning approaches which may be replicated in other parts of India and other Asia-Pacific countries.