Prediction of Sediment Transport Along the Puducherry Coastal Region: South East India

Abstract

A comprehensive treatise of related topic for understanding the essentials required for all the activities along the coast has been presented. Apart from these, activities encompass the development of systems to protect from natural and manmade hazards like coastal erosion, severe cyclonic storms. The rate of sediment transport along the shore is related to long shore currents and the evaluation of the above is of significance importance before embarking on any activities pertaining to the coast .As a result of this sediment movement the coastal region experiences erosion and deposition creating problems, not only to the people living in the coastal areas but also for the maintenance of coastal structures. This study focuses on the determination of the rate of sediment transport along the coastal zone of Pondicherry using sand trap setup for actual measurements. The prediction sediment transport using mike 21 sediment transport module along the puducherry coastal region for calculation of sediment transport and related bed level changes for non cohesive sediment transport due to currents or combined waves and currents in different monsoon periods in the puducherry region.