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Aila-hit Sunderbans inhabitants seek livelihood elsewhere [1]

Ananya Dutta

GOSABA (SUNDERBANS): In the year that has gone by since cyclone Aila devastated the Sunderbans, livelihood opportunities have dried up for the inhabitants of the region.

The situation has arisen from a failed crops, dwindling fish catches and absence of enterprise and resulted in large scale emigration from the islands.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2010
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Sundarbans [3], Natural Disasters [4], Cyclones [5], West Bengal [6], Hindu (New Delhi) [2]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sundarbans
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