Kolkata: KMC will improve the infrastructure of the ponds, water bodies and wetlands to protect them and promote tourism, ...

The spread of buildings and paved roads reduces the ground’s ability to absorb water, diminishing groundwater recharge and ...

T he East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), often celebrated as the “Kidney of East Kolkata”, are facing severe threats from pollution and unsustainable practices. This vital ecosystem, recognized as a ...

The East Kolkata Wetlands, despite getting a Ramsar recognition in 2002, is yet to have a “wise-use” plan which essentially relates to the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and all ...

But in recent years the East Kolkata Wetlands has become a target of encroaching urban development despite being named a Ramsar site in 2002. view more . Credit: Sanjeev Chatterjee, ...

The East Kolkata Wetlands processes the almost 750 million liters of wastewater and sewage produced by the region's population everyday, using the natural systems of a healthy wetland ecosystem.

The East Kolkata Wetlands straddles two districts North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas.(Ramsar) There are clear indications from the report that the area under the wetlands will shrink.

The East Kolkata Wetlands is not only a unique urban ecosystem, its very existence tells us that a city can be imagined differently. Any writing or research that attempts to erase its historical ...

The East Kolkata Wetlands, spread over 12,500 hectare on the eastern fringes of the city, has been omitted from the latest India National Wetland Atla ...

image: Student Souvik Lal Chakraborty and University of Miami Professor Sanjeev Chatterjee film the endangered East Kolkata Wetlands, the largest multi-use wetland in the world that provides clean ...