Colour of Beach Water In & Around Surathkal Changed: This is What Experts Said

After the beach water in and around Surathkal turned green, officials from disaster management authority, MRPL, MSEZ, CRZ and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) collected water samples at Doddakoppalu beach in Surathkal. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) officials have said that the change in the colour of seawater noticed at Guddekopla Beach near Surathkal, could be due to algal bloom.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra quoted that the officials said: “During physical observation, it appears to be algal bloom which is common during the beginning of the pre-monsoon rain. Because of high wind and wave action, there will be a churning effect. So sediments at the bottom come up and when exposed to sunlight, there will be algal bloom. This is a normal phenomenon during the pre-monsoon”. The officials told the Deputy Commissioner that the water samples have been submitted to the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) for a scientific study.