high tide turns land saline

High tide threatens farmers' fortunes as fields turn saline
9 Jun 2008
Farmers along the Gujarat coast should have been rejoicing at the prospect of a timely monsoon.
more:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Ahmedabad/articlelist/-2128821153.cms

rising seawater creates alarm

As the sea water enters low-level hutments, people of Kandla remember the worst cyclones in history that hit it in 1998. more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Ahmedabad/Rising_sea_water_spreads_panic/articleshow/3110155.cms