This is Dhirubhai Ambani's birthplace. Located right on the coast, it is one of the hundreds of villages along Gujarat's 1600-km coastline which have been inflicted by salinity of soil. Kukasvada, which has a population of 10,000, does not have sweet water wells. Villagers have stopped getting drinking water in the taps. The few rich families here purchase water from private tankers at Rs 350 per 1,000-litre. Others travel several kilometres to fetch water.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ambani-village-go-dry-till-it-pays
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-ahmedabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-salinisation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-water-supply
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-standards
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/junagadh-d
