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Coastal sand mining, whether legal or illegal, poses one of the biggest threats to our environment. Analyse the impact of sand mining along the Indian coasts, citing specific examples. (150 words, 10 marks)
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Biodiversity -Impacts on related ecosystems (for example fisheries) Land losses - Both inland and coastal through erosion Hydrological function - Change in water flows, flood regulation and marine currents Water supply - Through lowering of the water table and pollution Infrastructures - Damage to bridges, river embankments and coastal infrastructures Climate - Directly through transport emissions, indirectly through cement production Landscape - Coastal erosion, changes in deltaic structures, quarries, pollution of rivers Extreme events - Decline of protection against extreme events (flood, drought, storm surge)
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