Coastal Protection

Extending greetings on the 47th Raising Day of the Indian Coast Guard, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge lauded the organisation's personnel for their commitment towards securing Indian coasts

"Coastal security being a major sub-set of coastal defence, the concept of 'Exercise Sea Vigil' is to activate the coastal security apparatus across India," stated the Ministry of Defence

In a step toward enhancing the climate resilience of coastal communities, the Odisha government has decided to implement a community-based action plan

More than one-third of India's coast is eroding at varying rate of changes according to a study of satellite data over 28 years, the government told Lok Sabha

Satellite data from 1990 to 2018 has revealed that 41 per cent of the coastline of Kerala is subject to varying degrees of erosion, the Parliament was informed

The wind speed at the Union Territory of Diu was 133 kmph when the cyclone started making its landfall at around 9.30 pm, the Met office said

According to reports, in all 12 people have been killed in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka because of Cyclone Tauktae

The Indian Army said on Monday it has put 180 teams and nine engineer task forces on standby to face any contingency as Cyclone Tauktae is likely to hit the Gujarat coast on Monday evening.

Gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and high tidal waves swept the coastal belt of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa as Cyclone Tauktae hurtled northwards towards Gujarat on Sunday

West Bengal has lost 99 sq km of land in the past 26 years, making up 63% of the state's coastline and equivalent to the area occupied by 18,500 football fields

Out of total 13 coastal states and UTs, only five have submitted their management plan to the Ministry of Environment and Forests till date.

High Tide Line is geospatial demarcation of the highest point reached by rising tide along the coast