NCCR Marine Litter & Microplastics Monitoring (India)
National Centre for Coastal Research quantifies microplastics in coastal water, sediment, biota, and beach sand along India's east and west coasts. Covers 19 transects on the west coast (Porbandar to Kanyakumari) and 25 on the east coast (Puri to Tuticorin).
nccr.gov.in
At a glance
- Region
- India (South Asia)
- Coverage
- Entire Indian coastline: east coast, west coast, islands
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Beach Litter Counts
- Polymer Identification
- Spatial Distribution
- Seasonal Variation
- Biota Contamination
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Hotspots and trends
Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.
Because it has: Biota Contamination
- 02
Compliance checks
Compare samples against drinking water and discharge standards.
- 03
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Risk maps
Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.
- 02
Anomaly alerts
Catch sudden spikes in sensor or lab data automatically.
- 03
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
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