Recently, Union Minister cited that over one-third of India’s coastline is vulnerable to erosion as per the study of National Centre for Coastal Research.
As much as 32% of India’s coastline underwent sea erosion and 27% of it expanded between 1990 and 2018
Goa and Maharashtra have the most stable coastlines in the country.
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Indian coast is about 7500 km long and characterized by varied landforms and ecosystems.
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