India (Padma Damodaran) When too much fresh groundwater is pumped from aquifers close to seawater, the change in gradients caused by the pumping can result in a flow of salt water into the well. It is called “seawater intrusion”. With India’s demand for water increasing at an exponential rate, this is a developing disaster. |
Salt water invasion affects 1,125 kilometres of coastline and is spreading at the rate of 550 square kilometres every year. Eighty-five percent of the population is involved in water-dependant livelihoods, so it is imperative that a solution be found as quickly as possible. Gujarat is the worst affected state. This film goes in search of solutions to this silent crisis. |