Wide scale restoration of degraded seagrass beds and Assessment of Blue Carbon potential in Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu an initiative to create comprehensive baseline and enhance environmental health and livelihood sustainability

Amount

Site section for 15 acres suitable restoration sites in three locations in Gulf of Mannar (Dive professionals, hiring of dive gears, boat hire, travel etc)

PVC frame construction (1 X 1 m) - 30000 Nos (2000 Nos per 1 acre) @ INR. 400 per frame for 30000Nos.

Collection and Transplantation of sprigs in 30,000 Nos. frames (120 sprigs/m2) for 15 acres (Dive professionals, hiring of dive gears, skilled labours)

Underwater deployment of 30,000 Nos. PVC frames tied with sprigs - Manpower (Dive professionals, hiring of dive gears, skilled labours)

Hiring of Equipments (Underwater dive equipments)

Transportation (to bring dive equipments)

Contingency (including documentation)

Boat hire

Monitoring – 4 years (Dive professionals, support staff, boat hire, travel, hiring of dive gears, maintenance)

Manpower (underwater sample collection using core, analysis, monitoring and reporting)

Consumables (Nickel crucibles, glassware, PVC cores and containers)

Hiring of Equipments (Underwater dive equipments)

Hiring of boat for sample collection

Travel for filed sample collection and monitoring

Contingency (postage to send samples abroad for analysis, stationary etc)

Documentation and permission (2.5)

International expert consultation (Consultant charges and travel)

Others (field incidental expenses, meetings, engaging filed labour etc.)