Chakravarti, I. “Water Problems for Kolkata Metropolitan Region.” Click here to read this… Genre: Kolkata ArticlesSubjects: Kolkata
Ganga in Kolkata www.gits4u.com The main branch of the Ganga, the Padma, passes through the Farraka Barrage, a gigantic barrier designed to divert the Ganga waters into the Hooghly branch, and away from the Padma. Completed by the Indian government in the early 1970s, it was intended to help flush…
continue reading
“Court order on Hooghly pollution.” The Telegraph. 27 November 2008. The Telegraph Thursday, November 27, 2008 A host of agencies and industrial units will have to tell the high court what they have done to reduce pollution in the Hooghly in compliance with an environment department order issued last September….
continue reading
Seth, B.L. “Kolkata reconnects with its riverfront.” Down to Earth. 15 October 2007. Kolkata reconnects with its riverfront By Bharat Lal Seth October 15, 2007 An ambitious riverfront development project has been drawing many visitors in Kolkata. The Millennium Park runs along Strand Road, for a kilometre on the eastern…
continue reading
Warning over Calcutta water quality By Subir Bhaumik, BBC Friday, August 29, 2003 Much of the drinking water in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta is contaminated with human excrement, according to a government ministry report. Although this is the seventh report on drinking water quality in Calcutta since 1985,…
continue reading
Basu, J. “Scan on river pollution – Monitor plan shut down.” The Telegraph. 19 April 2008. Scan on river pollution – Monitor plan shot down By Jayanta Basu Saturday, April 19, 2008 The state environment department has decided to constitute a cell within the state pollution control board and an…
continue reading
Ray, S. “Pollution in Kolkata – Why a Whole City is Turning Into a Health Hazard!” Pollution in Kolkata – Why a Whole City is Turning Into a Health Hazard! By Surajit Ray Pollution levels across India are some of the highest anywhere in the world. And on top of…
continue reading
By Somshankar Bandyopadhyay June 4, 2002 KOLKATA: As World Environment Day approaches, alarming levels of air and water pollution continue to plague the citizens of Kolkata, with the authorities turning a blind eye to the problem. The average suspended particulate matter (SPM), the major indicator of air quality, is at…
continue reading
Down to Earth November 30, 1993 Pollution levels in the Hooghly river rise sharply after the idols are immersed at Durga Puja, revealed a study done three years ago by J J Ghose of Calcutta University. Though publication of the study had been held back for fear of offending religious…
continue reading