Jan 2009 edition - Indian Coast Guard

Jan 2009 Vol X Issue 1
production has decreased and due such factor, the coastal
areas are becoming barren. These barren areas are
thereafter used for construction of chemical factories
and large industrial effluents containing high amount of
T.D.S is discharged in the sea from the various regions
such as Motikhavdi and Sikka near the Gulf of Kutch. As a
result of the effluent discharged the local marine ecology
has been disturbed to a large extent.
BEACH PROTECTION MEASURES
Commandant HC Upadhyay (0413-M)
Conclusion
Strict anti-pollution efforts should be put in place
and laws relating to environment conservation especially
in the Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambat are to be
promulgated. There should be strict application of
polluter pays principle by way of charging one-time
fees to cover the costs of administrative supervision of
the coastal environment.
The river run of containing fertilizers, chemicals and
pesticides used for agriculture should be recycled and
treated prior being discharged in a river which ultimately
reaches the seas.
Mass education in environmental matters is essential
in order to improve the environment and ecology of
coastal region. There should be strict implementation
of the laws relating to the prevention of coastal
management especially coastal Regulation Zone
notification-1991, before establishing new industrial
units on the seacoast.
A beach is defined as an accumulation of sediment,
usually sand or gravel that occupies a portion of the coast.
The active beach, an area of loose sediment subject to
transport by wind, waves, and currents, is divided into
three regions: the backshore, the foreshore, and the
offshore area. The active beach is backed by the coastal
upland, which can be a dune, a cliff, a soil embankment,
a fossil beam, or an engineering structure such as a
seawall or a revetment. Common geomorphic features
of the beach include beams, scarps, and offshore sand
bars.
The amounts and fluxes of sediment in a beach are
collectively known as the littoral budget. Healthy beaches
State government is keen to develop silver corridor
for industrial development by providing common waste
disposal facilities at coastal line of Gujarat. Conceptually
it is perfect idea but existing common waste disposal
facilities will not be successful without feasibility studies
and consequent amendment to the existing laws.
Common beach features
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