Rooftop rainwater harvesting is proving to be the most effective method of tackling saline water ingress in the coastal areas of Gujarat. The water collected is directed to traditional underwater tanks called tankas, constructed specifically for storage and maintained using carefully formulated norms.
Salt water ingress is a serious problem in coastal areas and is likely to worsen with the rise in sea levels caused by climate change.
Coastal areas all over the world are vulnerable. So there is interest in ways and means of checking this phenomenon.
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