East Kolkata Wetland is one such unique
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urban ecosystem present in the eastern low
Floods in India, 2016
lying areas of Kolkata. This ecosystem with
This year after severe drought and water
its poor residents were silently providing
crisis in summer monsoon, rain brought
invaluable ecosystem services to the people
floods in different parts of the country.
of Kolkata till it was discovered by City
Worst is Bundelkhand in Rajasthan. After
Ecologist,
an
4-5 years of severe drought it faced one of
unparallel eco-system scientist. He made the
its worst flood in decades. Most villages in
so called mainstream society aware of this
Bundelkhand
unique natural economically productive
excessive rain but some villages have also
sewage treatment system . With EM bypass
been devastated by destructive floods.
one of the main artarial roads of Kolkata
Around 48 villages along the Ken River
bordering this ecosystem, real estate sharks
have been devastated by the floods. Paddy
slowly
fragile
crops have been badly damaged and some
ecosystem along with its poor residents for
fields have been so badly affected that for
high
growing even the next rabi crop will be
Dr.Dhrubajyoti
trying
value
to
land.
Ghosh,
devour
The
this
septuagenarian
have
been
affected
by
Dr. Ghosh was fighting an unequal battle
difficult.
with this powerful lobby since long.
As of July 19, local media and authorities
Unfortunately a large number of people in
have reported more than 76 people dead,
the city are unaware about this ecosystem.
202 injured, 13490 evacuated and around
Recently,
19000
the
International
Union
of
buildings
partially
damaged
or
Conservation for Nature (IUCN) conferred
destroyed in the states of Assam, Andhra
Dr. Ghosh the prestigious Luc Hoffman
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Award for his invaluable contribution. At
Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
this juncture this is a true morale booster in
In Uttarakhand after the devastating forest
this crusade.
fire, monsoon rains on 1st July’16 triggered
landslides in different parts of the state.
About 30 people have been feared dead
from different areas of the state, following
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Integrated River Basin Management Society