India, June 1 -- A new study on climate projections has set the alarm bells ringing all along the 11,000-km coastline of India, from Gujarat in western India to the Sundarbans delta in eastern India.

Azim Premji University's recent study, titled Indian Coastal Region: Climate Projections 2021-2040, warns that by the year 2040, coastal districts in Gujarat and Maharashtra will receive considerably higher average rainfall in the southwest monsoon (SWM) season (June to September) compared to their historical levels.

Kachchh, a vast salt marsh desert in Gujarat, is projected to receive 31 per cent higher average rainfall in the SWM season by 2040, as compared to its historical level of 322 millimetres (mm) precipitation. Similarly, both Jam...