visakhapatnam union minister of state for earth sciences dr jitendra singh gave out some alarming facts about coastal erosion based on a study by national centre for coastal research nccr by revealing that as much as 29489 kms or 287 of the coastline in andhra pradesh is under varying degrees of erosion districts that have seen the highest erosion of the coastline are east godavari 8925 kms krishna 5755 kms nellore 5332 kms visakhapatnam 2581 kms and srikakulam 2512 kmsrajya sabha member gvl narasimha rao of bjp asked the minister for earth sciences questions on the erosion of coastline in andhra pradesh and its impact on the states coastal economyasked about the factors causing coastal erosion in ap minister jitendra singh replied that the natural factors tropical cyclones monsoon floods sea level rise extreme events and others and anthropogenic factors like ports or 0harbours damning of rivers are responsible for coastal erosionasked about the impact of the receding dr jitendra singh said that coastline erosion will cause loss of land or habitat and the livelihood of fishermen in terms of losing the space for parking boats mending nets and fishing operationsspecifically asked about the details of erosion of the coast at vizag city dr jitendra singh stated that the city of vizag is experiencing erosion over three decades and negative effects include loss of tourist beach and coastal roads of about 35kmon this serious ecological concern mp gvl narasimha rao said that he would request the central government to formulate a strong action plan to prevent coastal erosion and start this action plan from visakhapatnam a beautiful coastal tourist city and home to lakhs of fishermen depending on the sea for their livelihood