International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 14 4 2025 10 22 Environmental Degradation – A Major Problem in Flourishing Coastal Tourism at Ganga Sagar Beach, West Bengal, India 33 39 EN Angel D. Deva 1 Department of Chemistry & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil-629003 (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu, India Celin T. Sumitha 2 Department of Chemistry & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil-629003 (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu, India Raj G. Allen Gnana 3 Department of Chemistry & Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil-629003 (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu, India V.S. Patil 1 Department of Microbiology, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Satara-415002, Maharashtra, India S.V. Patil 2 Department of Botany, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Satara-415002, Maharashtra, India Ao Samuel 1 Department of Physics, Kohima Science College, Kohima, Nagaland, India Thisa Vevosüh 2 Department of Physics, Kohima Science College, Kohima, Nagaland, India Kacchara Chetan 3 Department of Physics, Kohima Science College, Kohima, Nagaland, India Ahlonsou Egbemimon Daniel 1 Université Nationale des Sciences, Technologies, Ingénierie et Mathématiques, Benin and Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Matériaux et Modélisations Moléculaires, Benin Sevalou Paterne Johanès Médessè 2 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin Togbé F.C. Alexis 3 Université Nationale des Sciences, Technologies, Ingénierie et Mathématiques, Benin and Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Matériaux et Modélisations Moléculaires, Benin Atchade Théodora 4 National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin Kiki Claude 5 Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Dalohoun Joachim K. 6 Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Fatombi Jacques K. 7 Université Nationale des Sciences, Technologies, Ingénierie et Mathématiques, Benin Houndonougbo M. Frédéric 8 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin Das Gautam Kumar 1 19, Raj Krishna Pal Lane, Kolkata – 700 075, India > Review Paper 2025 7 23 2025 10 22 In the extreme south of West Bengal, on the island of Ganga Sagar, in the lap of the Bay of Bengal, the world-famous Ganga Sagar is visited by pilgrims every day, but tourists are not seen. In such a holy place where there are countless guesthouses for pilgrims to stay and eat, there are only 20 hotels for tourists. Among the many reasons why tourists do not come to Ganges Sagar, some of the main reasons is that although Ganges Sagar is located along the coastline, its present beach width is narrow, the presence of ditches and channels in various parts of the beach, steep beach slope from the high tide line to the low tide line, turbulent coastal waters, strong movement of waves and tides etc. Currently, this beach is suffering from chronic erosion and so even though the devotees come here, the number of tourists has decreased. Copyright@ International Science Community Association