GANDHINAGAR : In a significant development, India’s coastline has officially been revised to 11,098.81 km, marking an increase of 3,537.21 km, or nearly 50%, from the previous measurement of 7,561.60 km. With this revision, the coastline of Gujarat, which is the longest in the nation, is no longer 1,600 km; it is now over 2,300 km.

The revised calculation follows a new methodology, as announced by the Transport Research Wing of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways in a circular dated April 29.