The World Bank-backed Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project in Tamil Nadu will be implemented by the State government this year, said TS Sridhar, the State Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration (Disaster Management and Mitigation).    The coastal villages in the state would benefit from the risk mitigation infrastructure to be created through the project. The World Bank had stated that about 150 villages and over 17,000 families would benefit from the construction of permanent multi-hazard resilient houses.    Recently, the World Bank had approved the project worth $236 million to increase the resilience of coastal communities to a range of hazards by enhancing mitigation measures along coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in India, Sridhar said.    He said this while delivering his address at the 3rd International Search and Rescue Conference organised by the State Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and National Maritime Foundation in Chennai on October 3.