The modern world witnessed an increasing trend of mining on the onshore
sand deposits, including beaches for extracting minerals. Sand mining in
the Alappad coast started in late 1960, which is blessed with titanium
ores. Since then, the area becomes eroded by the overexploitation of the
marine resource. The present study conducted shoreline change analysis
within the 16 km of the coastline between Alappad and Chavara, where
mining takes place. The study observed that among the 671 ha coastal
area, 85 hectares of land was dug out from the Alappad beach. Whereas,
the highest rate of erosion was observed between 2001 and 2012, around
42.81 hector land area eroded. The present study canvassed the horrible
change experienced in the study area. The study will give a benchmark to
the policymakers who are still between the decisions.