Losing the edge to sea: village in Andhra Pradesh falls prey to coast erosion

Over the last 30 years, coconut and casuarina plantations in over 1,000 acres have been lost to sea erosion in Chinna Gollapalem, a coastal village of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. While the people here believe that regular desilting at the two channels of the Upputeru river that border the village can mitigate the problem, experts point at more complex issues that mar the coast here