Cyclones, Human Interference Among Reasons for Beach Erosion

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Coastal erosion, India. Photo source: ©© Cloudzilla

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Andhra Pradesh government has said that extreme events like cyclones, tsunami, sand scarcity, sea level rise and human interventions are some of the reasons for shoreline erosion, in this state located on India’s southeastern coast…

Read Full Article, The Economic Times

Structural intervention mooted to combat beach erosion, The Hindu
The ad hoc committee is now exploring various short- and long-term measures to tackle beach erosion problem along the Visakhapatnam coast, which caused panic following unprecedented beach surge causing breaching of the beach road…

Experts All Set For In-Depth Study Of Beach Erosion, Times Of India (02-17-2014)
A team of oceanography experts has submitted a report on the preliminary causes identified for the ongoing coastal erosion affecting the Port’s region on the Andhra Pradesh littoral. Two main reasons have been identified…

40% Of The Indian Coast Is Subjected To Coastal Erosion, The Times Of India (08-17-2014)

Beaches Vanishing Owing To Coastal Erosion, The Times Of India (07-28-2013)

Sand Mining Causes Erosion In Indias Beaches, A Greenpeace Video (11-05-2013)

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