Youngsters exploring the World War-II pill box which surfaced on the beach after beach erosion in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Pill boxes, or bunkers, are concrete fortifications used as a network of defence by the British and were strung out in lines across the coast to resist invasions. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Some of unhatched turtle eggs washed ashore due to erosion at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam on Monday. There were several other such unhatched eggs across the coast in the city. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Youngsters exploring the World War-II pill box which surfaced on the beach after beach erosion in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Pill boxes, or bunkers, are concrete fortifications used as a network of defence by the British and were strung out in lines across the coast to resist invasions. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Youngsters exploring the World War-II pill box which surfaced on the beach after beach erosion in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Pill boxes, or bunkers, are concrete fortifications used as a network of defence by the British and were strung out in lines across the coast to resist invasions. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Dredge-21, the new vessel of Dredging Corporation of India pumping sand water as part of beach nourishment taken up by Visakhapatnam Port near RK Beach in front of of a fisherman's statue in Visakhapatnam on March 14. The project invoves dredging of sand from the inner harbour of Visakhapatnam Port, which is one of the deepest ports in the world. Photo: K.R. Deepak
A view of Visakhapatnam city, adjudged one of the fastest growing cities in the country in a recent survey in 2007 by a UK-based agency, in the backdrop of the blue waves of the Bay of Bengal. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Some of unhatched turtle eggs washed ashore due to erosion at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam on Monday. There were several other such unhatched eggs across the coast in the city. Photo: K.R. Deepak
Now and Then: (top) The sea came closer to the Beach Road near Kursura Museum, washing away a part of the sidewalk on February 1, and receded near the RK Beach seen in the foreground. In the earlier picture (below) dated October 2012 the sea was closer to RK beach and was at least 10 feet away from Kursura Museum. Photo: K.R. Deepak