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| Article Name : | | | COASTAL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF DIGHA, EAST MEDINIPORE DISTRICT | | Author Name : | | | ARINDAM CHATTOPADHYAY | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-1718 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The landward displacement of the shoreline caused by the forces of waves and currents is termed as coastal erosion. Coastal erosion occurs when wind, waves and long shore currents move sand from the shore and deposits it somewhere else. The sand can be moved to another beach, to the deeper ocean bottom, into an ocean trench or onto the landside of a dune. The removal of sand from the sand-sharing system results in permanent changes in beach shape and structure. The impact of the event is not seen immediately as in the case of tsunami or storm surge. But it is equally important when we consider loss of property. It generally takes months or years to note the impact of erosion; therefore, this is generally classified as a "long term coastal hazard". The present paper attempts to find out the scenario of coastal erosion and its management of Digha coast, east Medinipore, West Bengal. | | Keywords : | | |
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