The Odisha Government has signed an MoU with the Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) for the protection of coastal areas from various natural calamities like floods, cyclones, soil erosion and high tide, etc.
Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the US-based Parley for the Oceans, to clean the shores of the State and make Andhra Pradesh plastic free by 2027.