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Coastal Erosion

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
· Dec 16, 2020 · 07:30 pm
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
· Aug 11, 2020 · 07:30 pm
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
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Abiy S Kebede, The Conversation
· Mar 05, 2020 · 09:30 pm