Lok Sabha Question No. 32 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Coastal Erosion along Goa Coast
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Shri Captain Viriato Fernandes

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION *32 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 24 TH  JULY 2024

## COASTAL EROSION ALONG GOA COAST

## *32.        SHRI CAPTAIN VIRIATO FERNANDES:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  data  regarding  the  extent  of  coastal  erosion  along  the coast of Goa since the year 2000;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the communities which are on the verge of losing their land due to coastal erosion and rising sea levels;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  initiatives  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  coastal erosion along the Goa coast?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA IN REPLY TO PERTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION *32 REGARDING ' Coastal Erosion along Goa Coast' FOR ANSWER ON WEDNESDAY, 24 th  July, 2024

- (a) Yes. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), has undertaken assessment of shoreline erosion and identified coastal areas subjected to sea erosion using remote sensing data and field observations for the period 1990-2018 along the Indian coast.

The district-wise shoreline changes for Goa State (1990-2018) is given below:

|                    | Coastal length   | Coastal length in km   | Coastal length in km   | Coastal length in km   | Coastal length in km   | Coastal length in km   | Coastal length in km   |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| District and State |                  | Erosion                | Erosion                | Stable                 | Stable                 | Accretion              | Accretion              |
|                    | (km)             | km                     | %                      | km                     | %                      | km                     | %                      |
| North Goa          | 36.4             | 6.66                   | 18.3                   | 17.74                  | 48.7                   | 12                     | 33.0                   |
| South Goa          | 103.24           | 20.16                  | 19.5                   | 75.98                  | 73.6                   | 7.1                    | 6.9                    |
| Goa                | 139.64           | 26.82                  | 19.2                   | 93.72                  | 67.1                   | 19.1                   | 13.7                   |

- (b) & (c)  Yes.  The  15 th Finance  Commission  has  earmarked  an  allocation  of  Rs.1,500  crore under  National Disaster Mitigation Fund  (NDMF)  for  the  priority areas with mitigation measures to prevent erosion. The mitigation guidelines to prevent erosion was issued by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on 20.06.2024 with the approval of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The States can utilize the fund for undertaking  erosion  mitigation  works  on  a  cost  sharing  basis  with  the  State's contribution of 10% of the resources. Additionally, Rs.1,000 crore is also earmarked under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)for resettlement of displaced people affected by erosion. Disaster Management Division, MHA, has also framed and issued the policy on Resettlement of People affected by erosion on 20.06.24.
- (d) NCCR is  extending  technical  support  to  the  coastal  States  in  the  design  of  coastal protection  measures  at  vulnerable  stretches.  NCCR  has  also  prepared  the  Shoreline Change Atlas for all the coastal states including Goa.

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