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25 per cent of shoreline affected by sea erosion: water resources department [1]

PANJIM: In an official admission of the gradual devastation of the Goa coastline, the Water Resources Department in its Performance Budget presented before the Goa legislative assembly has admitted that 25 per cent of state’s shoreline is affected with erosion caused by the sea.

The document tabled on the floor of the House Tuesday has mentioned that 25.02 km shoreline is affected with sea erosion.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2012
Herald (Panjim) [2]
Tags:
Panaji [3], Coastal Erosion [4], Budget [5], Beaches [6], Tourism Industry [7], Natural Disasters [8], Goa [9]
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