: In a Kutch village, one man is successfully leading efforts to protect unique inland mangroves #IndiaNEWS In Guneri, Kutch, there is a belief that many years ago, when the Indian subcontinent was not

In a Kutch village, one man is successfully leading efforts to protect unique inland mangroves #IndiaNEWS
In Guneri, Kutch, there is a belief that many years ago, when the Indian subcontinent was not as fragmented, a Sufi saint had come to the region and planted two sticks in the ground. Here, in the space between, flourished inland mangroves that are absolutely disconnected from the sea, making it one of the very few places in the world to sustain such a unique ecological feature.For the locals of the village, however, these mangroves are more than ecologically significant. “We deeply revere these mangroves,??? Jadeja Devaji Negrajji, or as he is more popularly known – Deva bhai – said. “They have sustained us through many droughts.??? Cutting of these trees, therefore, is prohibited and Deva bhai leads Guneri’s efforts in protecting these mangroves. The beginningMangroves, by definition, are small shrubs or trees that grow in saline or brackish water and are found in coastal areas. The mangroves of Guneri and also of Shravan Kavadia, both in Kutch, however, are completely landlocked and are therefore unique. “They [Kutch’s inland mangroves] are in fact among the very few, maybe three-four, of their kind recorded in the world,??? GA Thivakaran, chief principal scientist of the marine and coastal ecology division of the Gujarat Institute of...Read more

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