In order to assess variations in the sea level due to climatic changes and its impact on the coastal belt of India, the SELMAM project, initiated in 1992 with the following objectives, was continued:

Installation and commissioning of modern tide gauges at Bombay, Porbunder, Goa, Cochin, Tuticorin, Madras, Machilipatnam, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Calcutta and Kavaratti, for more accurate measurement of tides.

Establishment of Tide data centre at Survey of India, Dehradun.

Networking of tide gauge stations using NICNET.

Preparation of 0.5 m. contour interval coastal maps of the stretch from Nellore to Machilipatnam.

Development of predictive models on sea level variations, storm-surges etc.

Major achievements

A new design of stilling well for tide gauge stations was fabricated and installed at Madras Port.

Three Acoustic Tide gauges were imported for installation at Goa, Madras and Port Blair.

Fifty three coastal area maps for the stretch from Nellore to Machilipatnam were prepared.

A modelling project entitled "Sea-level variability in the coastal region of India", was initiated.

An international training workshop on sea level analysis was conducted at Survey of India, Dehradun, from 21st Nov. to 1st December, 1995, in collaboration with Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. The training was attended by participants from 7 Afro-Asian Countries.