Gujarat: India's State with the Most Salt Lakes

Gujarat has the highest number of salt lakes in India, concentrated in the Rann of Kutch region.

Why Gujarat?

• Extreme Aridity: Very low rainfall, high temperatures
• High Evaporation: ~200 cm/year annual evaporation rate
• Seasonal Salinity Flux: 19–30% salinity increase in summer; remains high year-round
• Mineral Diversity: Great & Little Rann host ~82 mineral species (gypsum, halite, anhydrite, epsomite, glauberite, etc.)

These saline wetlands (salinas) are economically important for salt production and ecologically unique, supporting specialized extremophile organisms and migratory birds (flamingos, pelicans).