Work Description - Wide Scale Restoration Of Degraded Seagrass Beds And Assessment Of Blue Carbon Potential In Gulf Of Mannar Tamil Nadu An Initiative To Create Comprehensive Baseline And Enhance Environmental Health And Livelihood Sustainability

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department – World Bank/ADB invites tenders (Tender Reference Number: 7531/2024-25/D) for the wide-scale restoration of degraded seagrass beds and assessment of blue carbon potential in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu. This open tender, with a deadline of 3:00 PM on December 6th, 2024, seeks proposals for a comprehensive baseline assessment and initiatives to enhance environmental health and livelihood sustainability. The project is overseen by the Wildlife Warden, Ramanathapuram (address: O/o the Wildlife Warden, Wildlife Division, Opp. to ITI Near Collector office, Kadampa Nagar Ramanathapuram - 623503, Tamil Nadu, India). Tender documents are available for download from November 6th, 2024, 11:00 AM to December 6th, 2024, 3:00 PM. Bids must be submitted by 3:00 PM on December 6th, 2024, and will be opened at 3:30 PM the same day. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is ₹3,600,000, and there is no tender fee. This significant environmental restoration project aims to improve the ecological health of the Gulf of Mannar while supporting local livelihoods.