Lakshadweep recorded the highest bleaching in 1998, followed by 2010, and the lowest in 2016. The Gulf of Kachchh peaked in 2010, followed by 1998 and then 2016.

Few, however, seem to like Mr Patel’s plans to do so. Lakshadweep’s sole member of parliament, Mohammed Faizal, says that the most incendiary proposals, concerning liquor and beef, are diversions.

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From Lakshadweep samples, they measured the lead-to-calcium ratio in coral growth bands to assess the Pb concentration, while analysing Pb isotope ratios to trace the metal's source.

Lakshadweep recorded the highest bleaching in 1998, followed by 2010, and the lowest in 2016. The Gulf of Kachchh peaked in 2010, followed by 1998 and then 2016.