Udvada at sea

The pun in the headline refers to the location of the holy Iranshah Atash Behram in Udvada while pointing out the problems associated with its vicinity to the sea. Once again the increasing salinity in the wells around the Iranshah premises is in the news. The well in the compound of the Damanwala Dispensary had to be emptied of brackish water in early June to accommodate the fresh monsoon water. I remember even in the 1940s with the approach of summer the water in the wells in the compounds of buildings and bungalows facing the sea used to turn salty......



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