Bhubaneswar, Dec. 23 -- Coastal erosion triggered by changing climatic conditions has erased Satabhaya, a cluster of seven villages in Odisha's Kendrapara district, forcing hundreds of families to relocate while leaving their long-term livelihood concerns largely unaddressed.

Located under the Rajnagar block, Satabhaya once comprised the villages of Mahanipur, Gobindapur, Sadanandapur, Benupur, Kanupur, Magarakanda and Satabhaya. Following the 1971 super cyclone, the sea began advancing steadily towards the mainland. Over the decades, village after village was swallowed by the sea, submerging thousands of hectares of agricultural land under saline water. What was once a thriving coastal settlement, with houses, temples, tube wells and co...