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Indian coastline is about 7500 km in length (Chandramohan et al., 2001). Out of this, east coast contributes 2545 km (CICFRI, 2006). About 17% of India’s population resides along the coastal zone (Ramesh, 2010), and coastal resources contribute a significant part of their livelihood.
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Muthusankar, G., Lakshumanan, C., Eswaramoorthi, S. (2014). Inundation Risk Assessment for Nagapatinam Coast, Tamil Nadu, Southeast Coast of India. In: Mohanty, U.C., Mohapatra, M., Singh, O.P., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Rathore, L.S. (eds) Monitoring and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones in the Indian Ocean and Climate Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7720-0_31
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