Sea level in India rose by 9 mm in 5 yrs

Thiruvananthapuram: In a grim reminder of things to come, the Union ministry of earth sciences said the Indian coast saw a rise in sea level by 9 mm during 2004-2008. Speaking at the 97th Indian Science Congress in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, secretary to the ministry Shailesh Nayak said the maximum climb was noted near Hoogly 

river in West Bengal while it was more or less static along the Chennai coast. 
    The average temperature of global oceans has increased to depths up to 3000 m, he said but stressed it was still too early to say whether this was solely due to global warming. The melting of glaciers in the hemispheres may have also contributed to this, said Nayak. 
    He added the rise was not restricted to India. "Measurements at various places in Pacific and Atlantic oceans showed that between 1961 and 2003, there was an average annual rise of 1.8 mm in the height of the water column. The rate was faster between 1993 and 2003 when the annual figure was 3.1 mm," he added.

A government study said the maximum climb was noted near Bengal's Hooghly river