1. Technology Intervention - Geographic Information System (GIS) 

The Department of Environment and Climate Change established a GIS Cell as a part of Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) funded by the World Bank. GIS Cell monitors the project components under ETRP/ Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project (CDRRP) like demarcation of High Tide Line (HTL), preparation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP), Coastal Vulnerability maps, erection of stone pillars on High Tide Lines along the coast of Tamil Nadu etc., The Department of Environment and Climate Change is a State body gives clearance for projects which are proposed in the Coastal Regulation Zone. To monitor the violations in CRZ area, the GIS Cell is accompanying the Green Squad and identifying and mapping the location with the help of GPS instruments and furnishes reports based on which action is initiated. Also involved in Technical Expert Committee in identifying the project site through Cadastral maps and to Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority for their consideration and recommendation to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.