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"The government is aware of the implication of the sea level rise due to projected climate change," Namo Narain Meena, Minister of state for Environment and Forests told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
"Observations recorded by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/department of Space (DOS) on the mean sea level along the Indian coast show a long-term rising trend of about 1 mm/year," he said.
A high-level coordination committee, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been set up for assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change while the National Environment Policy 2006 addresses the issue of global warming, the minister said.
An "expert committee on impacts of climate change" was set up in May last year to study the impact of anthropogenic climate change on India and to identify the measures that may be needed to address its vulnerability, he said.
