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5 CONCLUSIONS 
The multidated data products study indicates growth and migration of barrier spits and erosion and accretion of beaches 
which in some areasis adjacent to coastal engineering structures. On the whole there is predominance of the depositonal 
landforms like the barrier beaches, spits and beach ridges. This clealry demonstrates that the southern Karnataka coast is 
an accretional coast. In addition to the longshore littoral drift, the ongoing upwarp along the Mulki-Pulicat lake axis is 
contributing to continuous modification of the shoreline. 
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