For a Maharashtra village, a sediment layer deposited by an Indonesian volcano is a matter of pride
Villagers from Bori Budruk near Pune are on a mission to preserve the geological marvel on the bed of Kukadi river. Dec 19, 2020 · 09:30 pm Pushpa and Amol Korde from Bori Budruk are leading efforts to preserve the unique geomorphological feature. | Svabhu Kohli for Mongabay
For villagers of Bori Budruk, the geological term “tephra” is a local legend. The village, around 100-km from Pune city, is nestled along the banks of the Kukadi river. With a population of around 6,000, the villagers are all well versed with the technicalities of the geological term – tephra – the dust-sized particles from a supervolcanic eruption that travels long distances in the atmosphere and settles over time into a sediment layer.