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A major portion of footpath that collapsed due to high tidal waves adavncing towards the coast and severe erosion near Kursura Museum in Visakhapatnam on December 31, 2014. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

Brisk work in progress at rebuilding the eroded sea wall of Kursura Museum being taken up by Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority to get it ready for the forthcoming Visakha Utsav in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

A view the eroded sea wall of Kursura Museum being taken up by Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority to get it ready for the forthcoming Visakha Utsav in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

A major portion of footpath and road that collapsed due to high tidal waves advancing towards the coast and severe erosion near Kursura Museum in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

A major portion of footpath and road that collapsed due to high tidal waves advancing towards the coast and severe erosion near Kursura Museum in Visakhapatnam on January 1, 2015. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

People seem to be oblivious of the high tidal waves, which turned red in colour due to eroded sand, crashing on the coast in Visakhapatnam on December 31, 2014. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

Sea waves advance menacingly towards the coast near Kursura Museum leading to severe beach erosion in Visakhapatnam on December 28, 2014. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

Brisk work in progress at rebuilding the eroded sea wall of Kursura Museum being taken up by Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority to get it ready for the forthcoming Visakha Utsav in Visakhapatnam on January 5, 2015. Three-day Visakha Utsav is scheduled to be held from January 23. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

Former professor of IIT-Madras Narasimha Rao explaining the causes for beach erosion at a consultative meeting organised at the initiative of Visakhapatnam MP K Haribabu in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

Brisk work in progress at rebuilding the eroded sea wall of Kursura Museum being taken up by Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority to get it ready for the forthcoming Visakha Utsav in Visakhapatnam on January 5, 2015. Three-day Visakha Utsav is scheduled to be held from January 23. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

A major portion of footpath and road that collapsed due to high tidal waves adavancing towards the coast and severe erosion near Kursura Museum in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, January 1, 2015. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

The eroded section of the Kursura Museum due to scouring action by the sea in Viskahapatnam on Sunday, January 04, 2015. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam Photo: C.V.Subrahmanyam

A bird's eye view of eroded beach Near Kursura Museum and the crowds that gathered to view the damage on the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, January 3, 2015. In the foreground the Tippers unloading rubble to fill the breached footpath can be seen. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK

Living dangerously: Tourists walking into the sea despite it being rough ignoring the danger boards put up by the GVMC at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, January 3, 2015. Photo: K.R. Deepak Photo: K_R_DEEPAK