Lok Sabha Question No. 86 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Coastal Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 86

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11/12/2018

## COASTAL AGRICULTURE

## 86. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has decided to upgrade the status of coastal agriculture in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total length of the East and West coastlines of the country in kilometres;

(c) the total number of coastal regions of India along with the total coastal districts in mainland and the total population of coastal districts in the country; and

(d) the  details  of  different  components  of  the  coastal  ecosystems  and  their  extent thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

## (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) Yes,  Madam.  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  through  Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair,  A&N  Islands; Central Coastal Agricultural Research  Institute, Goa;  Indian Institute  of  Oilpalm  Research,  West Godavari,  Andhra  Pradesh;  Central  Plantation  Crops  Research  Institute,  Kasaragod, Kerala; Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Central Institute  of  Fisheries  Technology,  Kochi,  Kerala;  Central  Marine  Fisheries  Research Institute,  Kochi,  Kerala;  Central  Soil  Salinity  Research  Institute,  Regional  Research Station,  Canning Town. West Bengal has developed technologies  to strengthen coastal agriculture.

(b) The total length of the East and West coastlines of the country is 7516.6 km.

(c) Broadly  the  coastal  region  of  India  comes  under  four  agro  ecological  regions. There are total of 69 coastal districts in  mainland.  The  total population of the coastal districts of India is 171 million.

## (d) The details of different components of the coastal ecosystems and their extent (IOM, 2017) are being given below:-

|   Sr. No. | Component              | Extent                                                                      |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Coastal wetlands       | 43230 km 2                                                                  |
|         2 | Major estuaries        | 97                                                                          |
|         3 | Major lagoons          | 34                                                                          |
|         4 | Mangrove areas         | 31                                                                          |
|         5 | Area under mangrove    | 6740 km 2 (57% East coast, 23% West coast, 20% Andaman and Nicobar Islands) |
|         6 | Coral reef area        | 5                                                                           |
|         7 | Marine protected areas | 31                                                                          |
|         8 | Areas covered byMPA    | 6271.2 km 2                                                                 |

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