Four Visakhapatnam students win U.S. fellowship for restoring coastal ecosystem with seagrass

Four city-based students got selected for a 10-day US fellowship tour for restoring the city’s coastal ecosystem with seagrass that is available on the Odisha coast. They are final-year B.Sc., students of Dr. Lankapalli Bullaya College, Visakhapatnam, and their environmental-friendly project is ‘Pioneering Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Restoring Seagrass Meadows in Visakhapatnam Coast’, in a Climate Tank Accelerator competition meant for five south Asian countries. We thank every stakeholder for this achievement.” Briefing the project, students narrated that seagrasses, often called “the lungs of the ocean,” play a vital role in combating climate change by absorbing more carbon dioxide than terrestrial plants. On the other hand, the guide Ms. Madhavi said, “The entire project cost was supported by the U.S. team and well supported by the college correspondent G. Madhu Kumar and Principal G.S.K.