A saline invasion – Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell – promoted by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Inida

A saline invasion - Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell - promoted by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme InidaIt would take more than small-scale interventions to check the fast spreading salinity ingress along the Gujarat coastline thanks to unchecked development activities

It needs more than a Gandhian effort to rid Gujarat of its salt scourge. While the pinch of salt made over 70 years ago at an obscure place on the coast had rattled the British Empire, the ongoing salt invasion along the entire coastline of Gujarat has the potential to unsettle the masses without any forewarning.

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“… Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell (CSPC), a policy advocacy and action network promoted by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) since 2008, has partnered with 20 civil society organisations to implement projects aimed at water conservation in the affected villages.”

A saline invasion – The Hindu.

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