Coastal areas of Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu are under an orange alert as the "kallakkadal phenomenon" brings rough seas and high-energy swell waves. INCOIS advises caution and avoidance of danger zones to mitigate risks to coastal regions.

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ashwin Kumar Chauby recently revealed that the National Center for Coastal Research (NCCR) has conducted a survey on the 6632 coastline