Mott MacDonald appointed on coastal protection scheme in India
Mott MacDonald has been appointed project management and design consultant by the Government of Karnataka, Department of Ports and Inland Water Transport, for the Karnataka section of the National Coastal Protection Project (NCPP) in India. Financed by the Asian Development Bank, the three states included in the INR 2.5billion scheme are Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The Karnataka stretch of coastline is 300km long, with about 50% affected by erosion. The beach at Ullal in southern Karnataka has suffered serious erosion over several decades. Despite existing coastal protection works,