Coast
Konkan Coast
कोंकण तट
Rugged, picturesque coastal plain of western India extending approximately 720 km along the Arabian Sea from the Daman Ganga River in the north to the Gangavali River in the south, bounded landward by the dramatic scarp of the Sahyadri mountains (Western Ghats).
Territorial Jurisdiction3 States / UTs
Riparian States, Districts & Connected Cities
States, revenue districts, and municipal cities traversed by or situated in the immediate watershed/basin of Konkan Coast:
States & Union Territories (3)
Ecological Status & National Significance
Strategic Importance
Features an indented coastline with natural deep-water sea forts (Murud-Janjira, Sindhudurg), estuarine creeks (Thane Creek, Vasai Creek), and fertile laterite plateaus famous for Alphonso mangoes.