Recent Developments in Shore Protection for India’s Coasts

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Abstract: The 7,500 km long Indian coastline faces severe threats from the process of coastal erosion. The National Institute of Ocean Technology, through data collection, scientific modelling and engineering activities, has attempted to protect several coastlines of which the Kadalur Periyakuppam coast is one.

The authors are Director, National Centre for Coastal Research, New Delhi and Scientists, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai. mvr@niot.res.in. The article should be cited as Ramanamurthy M V, B  K Jena and R Vijaya, 2019. Recent Developments in Shore Protection for India’s Coasts, Geography and You, 19(13): 13-17