Andhra Pradesh forest department proposes to plant casuarina and palmyra trees all along Visakhapatnam Beach starting from Coast Battery to Bheemli, covering a distance of around 30 km. With a row of trees facing the sea, this shelterbelt will cushion the city from tropical cyclones. It will bring down temperatures during the summer season as well.

Shelterbelt blocks have been developed all along Andhra Pradesh beach wherever possible. Casuarina and palmyra are two species extensively planted along the coast in cyclone and tsunami-prone areas to check wind velocity and bind the soil.

Under the Green Visakha project, Visakhapatnam Port Authority has released funds. Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project (APDRP) also sanctioned some amount. Plantations along the beach will come up barely 100 meters from the seafront. Its objective is to cover 250 km of north coastal Andhra with a shelterbelt.