Out of the total length of 576 km (as per Irrigation Department records), around 370 km is protected whereas 200 km is unprotected. The status of the remaining 6 km is not known due to restrictions present in the area.
Figure (1): Present status of coastal length along Kerala
Out of the total protected length of 370 km, 206 km is stable. 78 km requires urgent reformation (Damage > 60%), whereas in the remaining length, only minor maintenance is necessary.
