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5. Land-use

Expansion of urban and rural settlements (e.g, Hooghly, Krishna, Cauvery, Pulicat)


Marinas, groynes, land reclamation and other structures (e.g., Hooghly, Pulicat)


Mining & Industries (e.g., Hooghly, Zuari, Goa)


Agriculture (e.g., all the Estuaries)


Dumping of solid wastes (eg. all the Indian estuaries)