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.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/cases-protection-lakes-east-kolkata-wetlands-west-bengal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/centre-science-and-environment
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lake-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/east-kolkata-wetlands
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil
