Sea levels rising between 3mm and 5mm a year; tidal surges will intensify say scientists a steady stream of people can be seen making their way to the main jetty in Chotomollakhali island in the Sunderbans these days. On an average, about 200 of them leave for the mainland each day with their belongings and livestock. The migration has increased threefold since Aila struck on May
Cyclone Aila, which struck West Bengal on May 25, left a trail of devastation along the length of the State. It killed 137 people and affected the lives of more than seven lakh. The Sunderbans, spread over the districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas, bore the brunt of Aila
Relief workers from various organisations are having a harrowing time to reach the Aila-hit victims for distribution of relief due to shortage of boats and ferries.
Cyclone Aila dealt a heavy blow to the state food processing and horticulture department, in terms of the department incurring a loss of Rs 101.62 crore from the damage caused by the storm in the districts of North and South 24-Parganas.
Kolkata, June 14 The West Bengal Tourism Department Corporation (WBTDC) has identified 22 waste lands that could be developed into tourist destinations. The move, to have the lands now belonging to the West Bengal Government transferred to WBTDC, is afoot. Giving this information to newspersons here on Saturday, Mr T.V.N.
Pakhiralay, June 7: A sense of relief swept across the Sunderbans after two weeks of living on the edge when the hungry tide that everyone had feared came without its appetite for destruction.
Pranesh Sarkar
KOLKATA, 2 JUNE: A report filed by a senior bureaucrat on the supply of relief materials in the cyclone-hit South 24-Parganas has virtually demolished the tall claim of state disaster management minister, Mr Mortaza Hossain, in the matter.
KOLKATA, 31 May: Following in the footsteps of Rajiv Gandhi, railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee (photograph right) today insisted that the Central assistance should reach directly to zilla parishads and they should distribute the funds through panchayat samities and gram panchayats.
