Lok Sabha Question No. 4126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Sea Erosion
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4126

## ANSWERED ON 13.8.2015

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**Sea Erosion**

4126. 	SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that large area of land on India's coast has been lost because of the rising sea level;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon; and

(c) whether any periodic study is proposed to be taken in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

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## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) No specific study on land area of India’s coast lost due to rise in sea level is available. However, a study based on satellite data of 1989-91 and 2004-06 carried out by Space Application Centre (SAC) and Central Water Commission (CWC) indicates that, an area of about 73.061 square kilometre has been lost in these years. The State-wise details are **annexed.**

The flood management and anti-erosion schemes are, formulated and implemented by the concerned State Governments as per their priority.  However, the Ministry also provides central assistance to States for critical works under Flood Management Programme (FMP), which has an approved outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore for the 12 th Plan.

In addition to FMP, a loan amounting to 250 Million USD for Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Porgramme (SCP&MIP) was approved by ADB in Oct, 2010 for the States of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa.

Currently Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme (SCP&MIP)-Tranche-1 has been undertaken in the States of Karnataka and Maharashtra having total estimated cost of US $ 62.7 million including ADB loan of US $ 51.555 million.

(c) A Technical Assistance (TA) programme has been signed by Government of India for  Climate Resilient Coastal Protection and Management Project (CRCP&MP) at  the national level and in the two focal states of Karnataka and Maharashtra where the SCP&MIP is already operational under external assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB). The above programme inter-alia envisages analyzing the climate change impact including the aspects related to Sea Level rise in the coastal areas, preparation of planning & designing criteria and guidelines for coastal climate change adaptation.

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**Annexure**

**Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) & (b) , Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question No. 4126 for 13.08.2015 regarding Sea Erosion.**

| S. No.   | State/UT*                   |   Area Under Accretion  (Sq. Km) |   Area Under  Erosion  (Sq. Km) |   Net gain/loss  (Sq. Km) |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat, Daman & Diu *      |                            43.45 |                           27.28 |                     16.17 |
| 2        | Maharashtra                 |                             5.08 |                            7.83 |                     -2.75 |
| 3        | Goa                         |                             1.53 |                           0.771 |                     0.759 |
| 4        | Karnataka                   |                             6.26 |                            5.16 |                       1.1 |
| 5        | Kerala                      |                             9.54 |                            5.31 |                      4.23 |
| 6        | Tamil Nadu and Puducherry * |                            42.64 |                           17.19 |                     25.45 |
| 7        | Andhra Pradesh              |                            25.14 |                           46.89 |                    -21.75 |
| 8        | Odisha                      |                             13.3 |                            13.8 |                      -0.5 |
| 9        | West Bengal                 |                             1.52 |                           11.63 |                    -10.11 |
| 10       | Lakshadweep Islands*        |                             0.83 |                             1.7 |                     -0.87 |
| 11       | Andaman Islands*            |                            27.09 |                           17.93 |                      9.16 |
| 12       | Nicobar Islands*            |                             0.77 |                           94.72 |                    -93.95 |
|          | Total                       |                           177.15 |                         250.211 |                   -73.061 |