The saying is that a “river will always reclaim its floodplain” and that the “monsoon is not a surprise—it is a season to prepare for, not a crisis to react to”.
The work of restoration of Hindon and its tributaries is spearheaded by Raman Kant, President Bhartiya Nadi Parishad, an UP-based NGO.
He also instructed the officials to conduct a fresh survey of wetland and explore the possibility of promoting fish farming in those areas.
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to conduct a thorough identification of all water bodies, wetlands, and potential Ramsar sites within the state, and submit a comprehensive report within six weeks.
Miss Banerjee, during her administrative meeting at Behrampore, may ask district officials for clarification regarding host of allegations that cropped up recently against racket of mafias responsible for filling up of ponds and wetlands
"The highway would destroy the water-bodies and agricultural lands along its route, thereby causing flooding and inundation of the areas in the vicinity"
Participating artists have encouraged everyone to take part in producing artworks under the campaign. Fifty selected artworks from the campaign will be presented as a Zine to the Environment Ministry in June 2021.
The findings have been revealed in 2-day long annual waterfowl count at the Pong Dam wetlands which concluded on 29 January
The Sundarbans are under threat due to rising sea levels and global climate change.
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh is larger than life even in death. He is larger than the sum total of all the many…
