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Erosion of India’s coastline
September 8 , 2021
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- As much as 32 per cent of India’s coastline underwent sea erosion and 27 per cent of it expanded between 1990 and 2018.
- This is according to a report published by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.
- The West Bengal coastline has been particularly vulnerable with 60 per cent of the coastline erosion.
- Tamil Nadu underwent 41 per cent erosion.
- Odisha coast expanded by 51 per cent.
- In Tamil Nadu it is 22 per cent.
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