Coastal Erosion
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In coastal Maharashtra, mangroves thrive as shoreline is claimed by rising sea
Ratnagiri district, with the state’s longest coast, is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels that have sunk farmlands, decreased turtle nesting sites.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
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Along India’s eastern shore, coastal erosion is forcing people to abandon their homes
While some living in vulnerable areas voluntarily moved as tidal waves hit their homes, others were resettled by the government.
Manish Kumar
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The geotextile tubes built in Andhra and Odisha to prevent coastal erosion are lying in tatters
Increasingly frequent and intense cyclones and storms, spurred by climate change, have called into question the long-term effectiveness of the structures.
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s eastern coast is eroding rapidly and some villages have already been engulfed by the sea
Apart from recurring cyclones, human-made structures such as dams and ports have aggravated coastal erosion, say experts.
Manish Kumar
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India diluted the law that protects its coastal areas once the public could no longer give inputs
The dilutions enable the possibility of intensifying construction activity in urban coastal areas.
Meenakshi Kapoor, IndiaSpend.com
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High alert: We may lose half the world’s sandy beaches to sea-level rise by 2100
Even in the best case scenario, we will lose 37% of the world’s beaches.
Simon Boxall, The Conversation & Abiy S Kebede, The Conversation
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Despite the advancing sea, Odisha’s coastal erosion refugees keep returning to their old homes
Though the state has resettled villagers from coastal erosion prone area in Kendrapara district, there are no livelihood opportunities there.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
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Coastal erosion ravages Kerala village and reignites debate over how to protect homes from the sea
Villagers want the state government to construct a breakwater but experts say any such structure will exacerbate the erosion.
TA Ameerudheen