50km of MMR coastline at flooding risk: Study

Over 50km of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region coastline, especially parts of south Mumbai and the eastern suburbs, is highly vulnerable to sea level-induced flooding and coastal erosion, showed a recent study. The researchers have attributed the risk to unsustainable development along with destruction of mangroves, wetlands and water bodies between 1976 and 2015.

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