An earlier e-mail with an attachment from an American friend popped up suddenly. His water and sewerage bill would cost him $900 a year after a discount from January 2024, up from about $676 just six months ago, a neat Rs 20,000 jump in Indian terms. He would have to pay about Rs 75,000, up from around Rs 55,000.
KOLKATA (AFP) – Wetlands just outside India’s Kolkata have for generations provided tonnes of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds – but rapid urbanisation is threatening the ecosystem. Conservationists warn that pollution and strong-arm land grabs are putting a lifeline for the megacity’s 14 million residents at risk. […]
Wetlands just outside India s Kolkata have for generations provided tonnes of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds but rapid urbanisation is threatening the ecosystem.