United States, Sept. 10 -- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a new program to support coastal communities in India by protecting and conserving ecosystems, reducing plastic pollution, and providing more and diverse jobs for 100,000 people in the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.India has a long-running coastline of more than 11,000 kilometers with one-third of the coastline vulnerable to erosion and extreme climate events. Around 250 million people depend on coastal areas for their homes and livelihoods in sectors like fisheries, transport, and tourism. The coastline also provides habitats for 18,000 known species of flora and fauna offering vital economic opportunities and sources of livelihood for coastal communitie...