Killai becomes Tamil Nadu’s first fully operational climate-resilient village
Killai in Tamil Nadu has become the state's first fully operational climate-resilient village, utilizing mangrove restoration and renewable energy to combat environmental threats. The project serves as a model for coastal adaptation against cyclones and sea-level rise.
From a solar-powered e-boat cruising through the maze of mangrove creeks in Pichavaram and honey produced through scientific beekeeping in the same ecosystem, to hybrid solar power systems installed at government buildings that reduce electricity consumption and the desilted waters of the Buckingham Canal that strengthen the health of the local ecosystem, these interventions now define daily life in Killai, Tamil Nadu’s first fully operational Climate Resilient Village (CRV).
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