The construction of new tsunami walls and other coastal facilities took place at ... his community for good came when he went out to sea to fish, a hobby of his since boyhood.

A hard engineering approach involves building structures, such as groynes, sea walls or rock armour, to protect the coastal area. A soft engineering approach works with natural processes.

MAYILADUTHURAI: The Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department has proposed a Rs 120-crore project to combat coastal erosion ... The project includes river training walls, short groynes, canal ...