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Read full story here - ‘Wetland Champions - Story of a river bed, a geological marvel and community pride by Manjula Nair.’
For the people of Bori Budruk, the geological term ‘tephra’ is a local legend.
The village, around 100 km from Pune city, is nestled along the banks of the Kukadi river. With a population of around 6,000, the village residents are all well versed with the technicalities of the geological term – tephra – the dust-sized particles from a supervolcanic eruption that travels long distances in the atmosphere and settles over time into a sediment layer.
At the forefront of the battle to protect the unique river bed, are Pushpa and Amol Korde. Pushpa has been the village head for a decade and together with Amol, they have been implementing plans to protect their eco-heritage.
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