Category : Climate Change | Location : Gujarat | Posted on 2023-04-10 23:03:20
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat claims the state has the country’s longest coastline. School textbooks, government publications and Search engines have been mentioning that the state’s coastline is 1,600 kilometres long. However, according to the National Center for Coastal Research (NCCR), Gujarat’s coastline is 1,945.60 km long. However, the 537.5 km of coastline is eroding due to rising sea levels and climate change. The erosion level is the highest in India.
