Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch

Subject – Geography Mapping

Context – Great change in Little Rann: salt workers on the brink in Gujarat brought about a solar revolution

Concept –

The Little Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh which is part of the Rann of Kutch in Kutch district, Gujarat, India.
The Little Rann of Kutch is home to the Indian wild ass (khur). To conserve this species, the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary (IWAS) was created in 1973.
In 2008, to project Kutch as an international nature destination, the Government of Gujarat designated the area as the Kutch Biosphere Reserve.
- Biosphere reserves aim to promote sustainable development in the surrounding area, which is reserved for conservation and research.
- Such reserves are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, the Indian Forest Act and the Forest Conservation Act.
- The government provides funds for the conservation of the landscape’s biological diversity and its cultural heritage.