Question

What are the advantages of the coastine of gujrat ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Advantages of coastline of Gujarat were are as follows:

1) Fishing is the main source of income for the people living here .

2) Production of salt is also a advantage

3)Due to these all the economic development of the people living there.

4)This leads to rapid urbanization.

Answer 2

Gujarat has the longest coastline in India, with a diversity of habitats, especially mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs, wetlands, and sea grasses. The Gulf of Kachchh is home to coral reefs and India’s first marine national park.

Gujarat’s coasts are, however, facing an onslaught of rapid urban and industrial development. Around 70 percent of India’s crude oil is imported through two major ports and several smaller facilities in the Gulf of Kachchh. The region also has two of the world’s largest refineries, several booming towns and industrial centers, as well as India’s largest salt industry.

However, while large patches of mangrove forests remain along the Gulf of Kachchh, the region presents a range of pollution-related challenges stemming from rapid industrial and urban development, and the growth of fisheries. Moreover, the region’s arid climate leads to very little freshwater inflows which, coupled with coastal erosion, have reduced the mangroves’ natural process of regeneration.

Although it is difficult to assess the loss of coastal habitats due to the inadequacy of records, the region’s marine ecosystems have endured a lot of damage from destructive fishing practices that use chemicals and pesticides. The region’s flora and fauna are also at risk from potential oil spills from the large number of tankers that ply these waters. Gujarat’s coast is also prone to frequent cyclones, earthquakes, storms, and floods.