Salt of the earth: Pilot project helping reclaim Sri Lankan farms
- Ishara S. KODIKARA
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Soldiers are reshaping flood-prone land by digging ponds where rice can be grown or fish raised, with more saline-tolerant coconut trees planted
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- Irrigation
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