In a bid to provide protection to vital installations along the Gujarat coastline, the State Government has undertaken a project to study how coastal vegetation could help in mitigating the impact of natural disasters like tsunami and cyclone.

The bio-shield project, being implemented by the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), would be first carried out on a pilot basis in the South Gujarat region where coastal vegetation including mangroves would be planted in an area and studied over a period of time.