BACKGROUND
SEA L EVEL SARERI SI NG ASARESUL TOFGL OBALWARMI NG,WHI CHHASSERI OUSCONSEQUENCESFORMANY L OWL YI NG I SL ANDST HROUGHOUTT HEWORL D.T HEL AKSHADWEEPI SL ANDS,A COL L ECT I ON OF36CORAL I SL ANDSOFFT HECOASTOFI NDI A,AREONESUCHI SL AND GROUPT HATI SPART I CUL ARL YVUL NERABL E. OVERT HEPASTT WO DECADES,T HESEAL EVELHASRI SENAROUNDL AKSHADWEEPBYANAVERAGEOF3. 7MM PER YEAR,WHI CH I S SI GNI FI CANT L Y MORE T HAN T HE GL OBAL AVERAGE.CL I MAT E CHANGE,WHI CH I S MEL T I NG T HEPOL ARI CECAPSAND CAUSI NG T HEOCEAN T O EXPANDT HERMAL L Y,I ST O BL AMEFORT HI SRI SE I N SEA L EVEL . SEA L EVELRI SE HAS A SI ZABL E EFFECTON L AKSHADWEEP.T HE I SL ANDS AL READY EXPERI ENCE COAST AL FL OODI NG ANDEROSI ON.L AND RECL AMAT I ON I ST HECURRENTGO T O SOL UT I ON. L ANDRECL AMAT I ONAL T ERST HEPHYSI CALENVI RONMENTANDHYDRODYNAMI CS,I MPACT SMARI NEL I FEAND HABI T AT ,AND HAS I T S OWN NEGAT I VE EFFECT S ON T HE NAT URAL ENVI RONMENT .WE ARE FORCED T O QUEST I ON T HE DECI SI ON I T SEL F DUE T O T HE EFFECT S OF L AND RECL AMAT I ON.T HE AL T ERNAT I VE WE ANT I CI PAT EI SART I FI CI ALFL OAT I NG I SL ANDS.ART I FI CI ALI SL ANDSOFFERASOL UT I ONT O PEOPL EL OOKI NG T O AVOI D URBAN SPRAWLWHI L EAL SO ASSI ST I NG I N ENVI RONMENT ALPRESERVAT I ON.
T HE PROBL EM OFGL OBALWARMI NG I SCAUSI NG T HE SEA L EVEL T O RI SE AND T HI SI N T URN I S CAUSI NG L AND T O SUBMERGEUNDERWAT ER.T HI SCOMBI NED WI T H EXPL OSI ON I N POPUL AT I ON I SDI SAST ERI N CREAT I ON. T HE DI SAST ER I S ACCEL ERAT I NG EXPONENT I AL L Y, AT A FAST ERRAT ET HAN EVEN T HEMOSTEXPERTCL I MAT OL OGI ST AREABL ET O FORECAST .ASA RESUL TSEVERALNAT I ONSWI L L L OSET HEI RL AND AND T HEI RPEOPL E' SHOMES.T HEYARENOW REF UGEESI NT HEI ROWNCOUNT RYASARES UL T . T HEBL UEHI GHL I GHT ED AREASON T HEWORL D MAPARET HE AREASWHI CH WI L LSUBMERGEUNDERWAT ERI FT HEWAT ER L EVELRI SESBY20M. T HESCI ENT I FI C ST UDYSHOWST HATT HI SCAN BEASSOON AS YEAR2050
CURRENT( YEAR2022)
SI T EJ UST I F I CAT I ON
ABOUT
T HEI SLAND I SSLOWLYGET T I GN SUBMERGED DUET O RI SI NG SEA LEVEL.2/ 3RD OF I SLAND HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMERGED.T HE RI SEI N SEA LEVELI SEST I AMT ED 0. 8-2M.T HI SWI LLSUBMERGEOF T HEI SLAND’ SLOW LYI NG AREAS.
MI NI COY I SL AND, L AKSHADWEEP.398 KM OFF T HE COAST OF MAI LAND I NDI A FROM T HE CI T Y OF KOCHI AT 8° 16' 52. 89" N, 73° 3' 26. 79" E COORDI NAT ES,I N ARABI AN SEA.T HE I SLAND HAS AREA OF4. 39SQ. KM.T OT ALELEVAT I ON OFI SLAND I S13M ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
T HE MAP WHI CH WE SEE ON T HE LEFTI NDI CAT ES T HATMAJOR HABI T ABLE AREA OFT HE I SLAND WI LLBE SUBMERGED BY YEAR 2050. T HESI T EAREA I SDERI VED FROM T HEOCEANI XBUSAN PROJECT . T HEAREA I SCALCULAT ED BASED ON POPULAT I ON DENSI T Y.T HE SI T EAREA REQUI RED I S20ACRES. T HESI T EI SLOCAT ED 500M FROM T HEMI NI COYI SLAND WHI CH I S 5MI NST RAVELT I MEFROM T HEEAST ERN SI DEOFT HEI SLAND.
I SLAND HASPOPUALT I ON OF10, 444AND CONSI ST SOF5VI LLAGES. MAI N MODE OF T RANSPORTI ST HROUGH ROADS I NT HE I SLAND AND BOAT SAREUSED ASI NT ERI SLAND T RANSPORT .
I NDI A
MI NI COYI SL AND, L AKSHADWEEP
CL I MAT E
F ORECAST( YEAR2050)
MEANDAI L YT EMPERAT URE
KENDI PART YVI L L AGE
PRECI PI T AT I ONCHART
WI NDROSEDI AGRAM
T HEKENDI PART Y VI L L AGEI ST HENORT HERN MOS T VI L L AGEON T HEMI NI COYI S L AND.T HEVI L L AGEI S I NI MMEDI AT EDANGERBYT HEYEAR2050. T HEPOPUL AT I ONOFVI L L AGEI SABOUT850. AL L T HE PEOPL E I N T HI S VI L L AGE WI L L BE REAL L OCAT ED T OT HE F L OAT I NG I S L AND ON T HE EAS T ERNS I DEOFT HEMI NI COYI S L AND. AREA REQUI RED F OR 850PEOPL EI SCAL CUL AT ED BYCOMPARI NG T HEPOPUL AT I ONDENS I T YWI T HT HE OCEANI X BUS AN PROJ ECTBY BI G ARCHI T ECT SI N S OUT HKOREA.
WAT ERPRESSURE
SHOREL I NECHARACT ERI ST I CS ANDWAT ERST UDY
SUNPAT H
COAS T L I NE:18. 05KM ( DAT AF ROM GOOGL E MAPS ) T I DALAMPL I T UDE:1. 47M BAT HYMET RY :L AGOON S I DE 1 T O 12 M DEPT H;OPEN S EA S I DE20M T O MORET HAN 150M
COMPARI SON BET WEEN MI NI COYI SL AND&FL OAT I NG I SL AND T HEPOPUL AT I ONOFMI NI COYI SL ANDI S10, 444.T O ACCOMODAT ET HESAMEPOPUL AT I ONWENEED 38NUMBEROFART I FI CI AL L YFL OAT I NG I SL AND.AND T HENUMBEROFI SL AND CAN BEI NCREASED I N ACCORDANCET OT HEREQUI RMENTAND NEED OFPOPUL AT I ON.
FARML ANDS
T HEAVERAGET I DALCOEF F I CI ENTI S69. ANDMEANVAL UEBEI NG 70.
MI NI COYI SL AND 10, 500 PEOPL E
CI TY 10, 500 PEOPLE
T OT ALAREA REQUI RED FORA CI T YOF10, 500PEOPL E 48, 10, 000SQM =1188. 6ACRES=4. 81SQKM
EACH NEI GHBOURHOOD I S3. 92ACRES MAXI MUM T RAVELDI ST ANCE750M
HOUSI NG
HOSPI T AL ,SCHOOL , COMMUNI T YSPACES
MOBI L I T YAND T RANSPORT FOR A POPUL AT I ON OF 10, 500 PEOPL E WHI CH I NCL UDE 38 NEI GHBOURHOOD AND 4 DOCK MODUL E
500M -
0M 5 2 -
200M
100M
50M
25M
MI NI COYI SL AND,L AKSHADWEEP
T HEMAXI MUM HI GH T I DERECORDED I NT HE T I DET ABL ESOFMI NI COYI S L ANDWHI CHI SOF 2. 6M ANDAMI NI MUM HEI GHTOF0. 1M.
NEI GHBORHOODAREA =6, 03, 288SQM
DOCKAREA =38, 092SQM
38NEI GHBORHOOD +4DOCKMODUL E
T OT ALAREA REQUI RED FORA CI T YOF10, 500PEOPL E 6, 41, 380SQM =158. 5ACRES=0. 64SQKM
6, 41, 380SQM
MITRAVARUN PATEL
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