Environmental Morpho-Dynamics Influencing the Physico-Chemical Factors of Bakkhali Beach, India

Abstract

The Bay of Bengal holds the Bakkhali beach, the geologica] marvels in her bosom upon the southern part of Bengal deltaic plain in the Bengal’ Basin. The century old sea beach Bakkhali known for recovering of health and spending leisure at the vacations is quiet peaceful sandy shore with strands of casuarinas bordering coastline amidst the vibrant biodiversity upon the beach where the molluscan shells, mud lumps and mud .balls are scattered With a coastal length of about 1.2 Km Bakkhali (Lat 21°34′ N, Long 88°16′E) is situated in the lower reaches of the South 24-Parganas district along the coastal tract of West Bengal, India. This sea beach keeps changing their beach characters after every monsoon.