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	Table  10   (Geo., Topography )
	Coastal Erosion & Accretion Rate in Sri Lanka
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Sector	District	Coast Line	Erosion Percent of Coast	Erosion Rate	Accretion Percent of Coast	Accretion Rate	Net Erosion	Net Sand Loss
		(Km)	( % )	( m /Year )	( % )	( m /Year )	( m /Year )	(100ｍ3/ Year)
West	Puttalam	300	30 - 40	0.3 - 0.4	30 - 60	0.0 - 0.1	0.2 - 0.4	65 - 120
	Gampaha	40	45 - 50	n.a. - 1.0	10 - 20	0.0 - 0.1	0.9 - 1.0	35 - 40
South West	Colombo	40	20 - 25	0.0 - 0.1	n.a.	n.a.	0.0 - 0.1	0 - 5
	Kalutara	40	70 - 80	0.1 - 0.5	20 - 30	0.0 - 0.1	0.0 - 0.4	10 - 20
	Galle	75	60 - 65	n.a. - 0.3	0.0 - 10	0.0 - 0.1	0.2 - 0.3	10 - 20
South	Matara	55	n.a. - 88	0.9 - 1.0	n.a.	n.a.	0.9 - 1.0	40 - 50
	Hambanthota	135	40 - 50	n.a. - 0.2	10 - 20	0.0 - 0.1	0.1 - 0.2	20 - 30
East	Ampara	110	40 - 50	n.a. - 0.2	10 - 20	0.0 - 0.1	0.1 - 0.2	20 - 25
	Batticaloa	100	n.a. - 60	0.1 - 0.2	n.a. - 20	0.0 - 0.1	0.0 - 0.2	10 - 20
North East	Trincomalee	210	n.a. - 40	n.a. - 0.2	10 - 20	0.2 - 0.3	n.a. - 0	10 - 0
	Mullativu	50	20 - 30	n.a. - 0.2	0.0 - 20	0.2 - 0.3	0.0 - 0.1	0 - 10
North	Jaffna	275	60 - 70	n.a. - 0.3	0.0 - 20	0.1 - n.a.	0.2 - 0.3	30 - 90
	Mannar	155	60 - 70	n.a. - 0.5	0.0 - 20	0.2 - n.a.	0.3 - 0.5	70 - 80
All Island		1,585	45 - 55	0.30 - 0.35	0.0 - 20	0.00 - 0.15	0.20 - 0.35	300 - 500
© ２００４， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Statistical Compendium on Natural Resources Management Sri Lanka 2000,
Ministry of Forestry & Environment
Revised:  2003(y)/12(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The former Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.