The Lakshadweep Islands , also referred to as the Oceanic Island Reef, are situated between 71° and 74°E longitude and 8° to 12' 30°N latitude. This archipelago comprises 36 islands and atolls, with 10 of them—Androth, Agatti, Bitra, Chetlath, Kadamat, Kiltan, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, and Minicoy—being inhabited. The remaining islands consist of five banks named Bassas de Pedro, Sessostris, Coradivh, Aminipitti, and Elikalpeni, along with submerged reefs like Parali, Baliapani, Cheriapani, and Perumalpar (source: www.lakshadweep.nic.in). Lakshadweep, located within Indian territorial waters, boasts the country's sole atoll reef. An atoll, a ring-shaped coral island, forms as coral accumulates either on a submerged bank or the rim of a volcanic crater. Typically, it encircles a lagoon, which is a body of water bordered by the atoll. These regions often exhibit high current flows in their channels. The islands are encircled by a ring-shaped lagoon with shallow, crystal-clear water...