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What is the News?
According to a study conducted by a consulting firm RMSI, a significant number of population, property and infrastructure in parts of Chennai, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai will be underwater due to rising sea levels by the year 2050.
What is the study about?
A study was conducted by RMSI, a consulting firm to understand the impact of sea-level rise on coastal Indian cities.
The study considered findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment report ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis’. According to this report, the sea level around India will rise significantly by 2050.
Moreover, a report from the Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES) has also said that the North Indian Ocean(NIO) will see sea-level rise by approximately 300 mm(a foot).
Key Findings of the study
The study has found that a significant number of population, property and infrastructure in parts of Chennai, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai will be underwater due to rising sea levels by the year 2050.
Suggestions: The study has suggested interventions such as land reclamation, increasing road heights and relocation of buildings or strengthening them against damage.
Source: This post is based on the article “Sea may inundate many cities by 2050” published in Indian Express on 21st April 2022.
