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Cases on protection of lakes: East Kolkata wetlands , West Bengal

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Submitted by sheeja on Sun, 2011-05-01 09:30

The wetlands to the east of Kolkata comprises of many water bodies from north and south 24 Parganas. The hydrological setup of these wetlands is completely different from any other wetland in India. There is no catchment for these water bodies and perched aquifer is found to occur below these water bodies at depth greater than 400 feet.
 

Publisher : 
Centre for Science and Environment
thesaurus: 
Lakes
Lake Pollution
East Kolkata Wetlands
West Bengal
High Court
Supreme Court
Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Place of Publication: 
New Delhi
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External URL: 
http://www.cseindia.org/node/2557
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Publication Date: 
01/05/2011