Coastline changes in K'taka with accurate satellite data, says report

A latest study by the Survey of India (SoI) and the National Hydrographic Office (NHO), using accurate satellite imagery data, has revealed that the total length of India's coastline is 11,098.81 km and not 7,516.60 as what a manual survey conducted in 1970 showed.

- BOSKY KHANNA @ Bengaluru

It also showed that Karnataka's coast extends to 343.30 km as against 320 km.

The report is based on the assessment done using satellite data to the scale of 1:2,50,000 with the help of the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), and taking into account 1,389 islands that were added to the list before the latest survey was conducted.

The latest survey, and the next planned coastal zonal integrated project which will better assess areas using more sophisticated technologies, are expected to help in understanding the land available to take up infrastructure projects such as roads, ports and green corridors and boost tourism with the added islands and areas tapped for higher revenues.