Lok Sabha Question No. 2638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Coastal Erosion in Visakhapatnam and Nellore District
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani

- (a) Yes.
- (b) National  Centre  for  Coastal  Research  (NCCR),  an  attached  office  of  Ministry  of  Earth Sciences  has  undertaken  assessment  of  sea  erosion  and  identified  coastal  areas  along India's coastline subjected to sea erosion since 1990. A report on "National Assessment of Shoreline  Changes  along  Indian  Coast"  was  released  in  July  2018  and  the  report  was shared with various Central and State Government  agencies  and  stakeholders  for implementing shoreline protection measures. An updated version of the Atlas, along with a digital  version  of  the  report, containing  all the maps, was released on  25th  March 2022. The Shoreline change details for Visakhapatnam and Nellore districts are provided in the below table.

| District Name               |   Coastal Length (In km) |   Erosion (In %) |   Stable (In %) |   Accretion (In %) |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |                   111.2  |             35.1 |           36.2  |               28.7 |
| Vishakhapatnam              |                    68.08 |             26.9 |           49.5  |               23.7 |
| TOTAL                       |                   179.28 |             31   |           42.85 |               26.2 |

The erosion prone stretches of Nellore and Vishakhapatnam districts are given in the table below:

|   S.No | Coastal Stretches             | District   | Classification   |
|--------|-------------------------------|------------|------------------|
|      1 | North of Krishnapattinam port | Nellore    | Low Erosion      |
|      2 | SDSTPS to Koduru beach        | Nellore    | Low Erosion      |
|      3 | Gangapatnam Inlet             | Nellore    | Low Erosion      |
|      4 | Penna River Estuary           | Nellore    | High Erosion     |

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## COASTAL EROSION IN VISAKHAPATNAM AND NELLORE DISTRICT

## 2638.  DR. GUMMA THANUJA RANI:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  on  coastal  erosion  in  Visakhapatnam and Nellore districts with a significant socially disadvantaged population;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any measures have been taken by the Government to protect these communities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

|   5 | Ramatheerdam beach                                       | Low Erosion   |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|   6 | Isakapalle coast                                         | Low Erosion   |
|   7 | Juvvaladinne Coast                                       | Low Erosion   |
|   8 | Kothabangarupalem fishing harbour to Thummalapenta Beach | Low Erosion   |
|   9 | Ramayapatnam coast                                       | Low Erosion   |
|  10 | Karedu coast                                             | Low Erosion   |
|  11 | Yarada                                                   | Low Erosion   |
|  12 | RK Beach                                                 | Low Erosion   |
|  13 | Mangamari Peta to Bheemili                               | Low Erosion   |
|  14 | Bheemunipatnam to Pedanagamayyapalem                     | Low Erosion   |

- (c) Ministry of Earth Sciences, through NCCR, has prepared the Shoreline Management Plan to support  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  in  addressing  coastal  erosion  and  supporting coastal infrastructure development activities. NCCR has been providing technical support in preparation of DPR, for submission to NDMA by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh as follows:
-  SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota - for mitigating coastal erosion and protecting strategic infrastructure of SHAR;
-  ONGC,  Vodalarevu  -  for  mitigating  the  erosion  and  protecting  the  strategic shorefront facilities of ONGC
-  Uppada,  Kakinada  -  proposed  an  integrated  coastal  protection  strategy  for  the Kakinada coast considering the eroding fishing villages and eco-sensitive areas like Coringa mangrove forests.
-  Visakhapatnam  -  Prepared  an integrated coastal protection strategy for the Visakhapatnam Port to Bheemunipatnam area and submitted the DPR to NDMA in association  with  Visakhapatnam  Metropolitan  Region  Development  Authority (VMRDA).
-  Srikakulam  -  DPR  to  address  the  issues  at  confluence  points  of  Nagavalli  and Vamsadhara rivers and to support the local fishing community.

The implementation of the technical solutions and strategies is to be taken up by the State Government and NCCR is providing all the technical support to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh in this regard.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has delineated the hazard line for the entire coast of the country for disaster management, planning of adaptive and mitigation measures. The hazardline is indicative of the shoreline changes, including sea level rise due to climate change. The CRZ Notification, 2019, by MoEF &CC contains the provisions regarding protection of the Indian coastal areas due to sea erosion.

In addition, based on the recommendations given by 15th Finance Commission to NDMA, the guidelines for approval and release of funds for coastal and river erosion under National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) and policy on Resettlement of People affected by Erosion under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) have been approved and issued by MHA for effective displacement of people caused by coastal and river erosion.

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