Kolkata: The New Moore island in the Bay of Bengal is being swallowed by the rising sea, making it one of the earliest instances of a patch of territory ceasing to exist because of global warming.
HALDIA, 19 JAN: As the navigability of the Hooghly river near Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) continues to be a matter of concern to the dock authorities, several industrial units, particularly power houses and steel plants in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand who were dependent on Haldia for importing coal, have now opted for Paradip to meet their requirements, at least partially.
Concerns about food security and apprehensions of future water scarcity are common to all the countries in the world. This paper focuses on the water issue between India and Bangladesh. Crisscrossed by the rivers and streams, Bangladesh is a water-abundant country with low-per capital water availability. Almost 94% of the water resources of the country originate beyond its borders, and that 54 rivers and streams flow into Bangladesh from India.
Railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today announced a slew of proposals that included Metro Railway extension to Howrah and Hooghly districts and computerised reservation counters in city and district courts.
The minister announced the proposals at the inauguration of the renovated computerised railway reservation centre at Rabindra Sadan this afternoon.
KOLKATA: Bringing to the fore again issues such as sabotage and forcible land acquisition, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday promised jobs, among
Pollution of the Hooghly because of idol immersion has continued unabated this year with recommendations of the central and state pollution control boards remaining on paper and the civic body and the port trust blaming each other.
KOLKATA: Over 50 wild animals, including several rare ones, were recovered in a raid conducted by officials of the Forest department at a private collector
Around 500 angry residents of a flood-hit Hooghly village circled two state ministers today, prompting them to hurry to their cars and leave.
Relief minister Mortaza Hossain and civil defence minister Srikumar Mukherjee had gone to Deulpara in Pursura, an area that has been under chest-deep water for three days now.
KOLKATA: The flood situation in five southern districts of West Bengal is serious with the death toll going up to three and 14.5 lakh people affected. More than 37,000 people have been rendered homeless.
Describing the situation as grim, State Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said here on Wednesday that the situation in Hooghly and Howrah districts was particularly serious.
