ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Mangrove Cover Assessment 2017
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Mangrove Cover Assessment 2017
|
|
States/UT
|
Very dense Mangrove
|
Moderately dense
|
Open Mangrove
|
Total
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
213
|
191
|
404
|
|
Goa
|
0
|
20
|
6
|
26
|
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
172
|
968
|
1,140
|
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
10
|
|
Kerala
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
9
|
|
Maharashtra
|
0
|
88
|
216
|
304
|
|
Orissa
|
82
|
94
|
67
|
243
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1
|
25
|
23
|
49
|
|
West Bengal
|
999
|
692
|
423
|
2,114
|
|
A & N Islands
|
399
|
169
|
49
|
617
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Total
|
1,481
|
1,480
|
1,960
|
4,921
|
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2017).