A 250-metre-long seawall is beginning construction in Dakuinuku, Tailevu, Fiji, which is expected to protect more than 250 villagers and 50 homes.
Relocation of houses due to coastal flooding and coastal erosion is not an option for the villagers of Dakuinuku, Tailevu.
The Ministry of Waterways will oversee the project with an agreement from Basic Industries Limited who will finance the construction work under their corporate social responsibility.
Close to 250 meters of a hybrid sea wall, will be built by the Ministry of Waterways with bouldering work, backfill work, rows of mangroves (as a first), and vetiver planting (last line of defence) to protect the village coastline.
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