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

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 ...

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

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.

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, ...

In a city where skylines rise and fall with time, one landmark dares to promise what no other can: a view that will never ...

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 are protected under Ramsar Convention, which designates wetlands of global importance. In the 12,500-hectare area, inhabited by 1,50,000 people, the bio-diversity is both ...

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.

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 ...