Alarming Erosion Threatens Gujarat’s Coastline Impacting Over a Million People
A comprehensive 40-year study has revealed a distressing trend of rapid coastal erosion along Gujarat's once stable shores. From the Gulf of Khambhat to the Gulf of Kutch and from the Saurashtra coast to the South Gujarat coast, the state's coastline is vanishing at an alarming rate. The study, conducted by researchers at the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N), highlights significant erosion in 10 out of the 16 coastal districts, affecting nearly 45.8% of Gujarat's coastline and impacting around 549 villages, home to over a million people.
Erosion Rates and Affected Areas
The study found that districts like Ahmedabad, Surat, and Bharuch are witnessing erosion encroaching within 30 meters of the coast. A striking example is the Khambh...