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Table 2.19 Statewise annual mean pro le of salinity and bacterial load along inshore, coastal and offshore stations
State Length of stretch (km) Zone Salinity (psu) Bacteria no./ml

Gujarat 1663 Inshore 13.33 360

Coastal 20.60 180

Offshore 26.23 40

Maharashtra and Goa 720 Inshore 31.72 210

Coastal 32.73 160

Offshore 33.35 60

Karnataka 290 Inshore 31.77 210

Coastal 33.62 180

Offshore 33.98 37

Kerela 560 Inshore 15.07 437

Coastal 32.52 72

Offshore 33.72 51

Tamilnadu 884 Inshore 33.10 340

Coastal 33.42 120

Offshore 34.60 50

Andhra Pradesh 930 Inshore 17.80 280

Coastal 26.30 160

Offshore 28.60 40

Odisha 430 Inshore 11.89 180

Coastal 22.39 60

Offshore 23.59 30

West Bengal 220 Inshore 15.03 290

Coastal 16.19 90

Offshore 18.99 25

Source Coastal Pollution in the seas around India ( 1996 )

Fig. 2.28 Map showing
three selected stations in
the inshore, midshore and
offshore region of Indian
Sundarbans