Petition updateSAVE THE EAST KOLKATA WETLANDS (RAMSAR SITE-1208) AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

Mayor ordered for demolition against all illegal constructions as directed by NGT

somendramohan ghosh, Environmentalist and Green TechnologistCalcutta, India

Jan 2, 2020

The pressure to convert land on 12,500 hectares EKW is maximum on the fringes that have urban settlements and wide roads. Of the 32 moujas that comprise EKW, West Chowbagha and Chowbagha (Ward 108) and a part of Dhapa Manpur (Ward 58) are under KMC jurisdiction.

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Demolition order against illegal construction on wet land