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VOL. 3, ISSUE 1 (2018)
Assessing coastal vulnerability of Kanthi coast, WB
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Subhankar Patra
Abstract
The study location is about 45 km coastal stretch between Ramnagar-I, Ramnagar-II, Contai-I, and Contai-II of the West Bengal state, it is located north east coast stretch of India. The coastline, which includes harbour, hotels, tourist resorts, fishing coastal villages and towns, it has faced threats of various disasters like floods, storms, cyclones, tsunami and erosion. The study area is situated in sub-tropical littoral tract; the coastal tract is prone to tropical cyclones, storm surges and tsunamis. The coastal blocks of Kanthi have experienced in the recent years, flooding taking place by not only because of storm surges originating in the Bay of Bengal, but also due to flooding from the rivers as well as from heavy precipitation associated with tropical cyclones and monsoon depressions. The present study aims to develop a coastal vulnerability assessment using CVI (Coastal Vulnerability Index) between Digha to Junput coast, West Bengal using relative risk variables. The use of CVI index is help to recognize high and low vulnerable zones and areas of water inundation due to flooding CVI is also facilitate to study sea level rise, and land loss due to coastal erosion. The present study used both conventional and remotely sensed data were for analysis. The zones of vulnerability to coastal hazards of different magnitude (very high, high, medium, low and very low) are documented. This study pointed out that Digha to Jaldah estuary has high vulnerability, Jaldah to Pichaboni estuary has medium vulnerability and Pichaboni to Rasulpur estuary has low vulnerability in the study area. The major findings of this research showing the majority of coastline is prone to erosion, the findings suggest that the Ministry of Environment should declare new areas as protection areas and develop special environmental programs for national level planning.
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Pages:158-163
How to cite this article:
Subhankar Patra "Assessing coastal vulnerability of Kanthi coast, WB". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 158-163
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