Dhruba Das Gupta

Protecting the kidneys of Kolkata – the East Kolkata Wetlands

A real estate boom is tightening its grip on the East Kolkata Wetlands, a unique waste processing ecosystem. Cooperation and coproduction, not conflict are needed to save them.

Gorkhy Chakraborty

Posted on 08 Aug, 2019 05:12 PM

The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) are a truly unique ecosystem, presenting a very different sight from the normal urban landscape in India.

Fishermen use wastewater of Kolkata to rear fish (Image Source: India Water Portal)

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