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mangroves prove very helpful creatures have also increased
when disasters like tsunamis or in number, compared to earlier.
cyclones strike. Not only that, migratory birds
Friends, Understanding the are also coming here in large
importance of mangroves, the numbers now. This has not only
Forest Department of Gujarat had a positive impact on the
is running a special campaign. environment there, but it is also
Five years ago, the Forest benefiting the fish farmers of
Department teams started Dholera.
planting mangroves near Friends, Apart from Dholera,
Dholera near Ahmedabad, and mangrove plantation is also
today, mangroves have spread going on in full swing in Kutch,
over three and a half thousand Gujarat. A 'Mangrove Learning
hectares on the Dholera coast. Centre' has also been set up at
The effect of these mangroves Kori Creek.
is visible throughout the area Friends, This is the very
today. The number of dolphins specialty of trees and plants.
in the ecosystem there has Irrespective of the place, they
risen. Crabs and other aquatic are useful for the betterment of
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