Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government, in association with Tata Chemicals and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), has worked out a novel project to transplant corals in area off the coastline of Mithapur, situated on the north-western tip of Saurashtra.
Transplantable corals will be brought from unique Lakshadweep islands, which are believed to have been formed due to coral activity.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-transplant-corals-areas-mithapur-coast
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-ahmedabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corals
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakshadweep
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trust-india-wti
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corporate-social-responsibility
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecotourism
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries