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The low-lying areas of eastern India are in danger from rising sea levels. This is causing saltwater to flow into India’s biggest river and threaten its ecosystems.
In some parts of the Bay of Bengal, sea levels are rising at 3.14 millimetres per year – against the global average of 2 millimetres – in a phenomenon known as “extension of salt wedge”.
“It will salinate the groundwater of Kolkata and turn agricultural lands barren in adjoining rural belts,” warns Pranabes Sanyal, the Eastern India representative of the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA).
Rising sea levels in India are part of the larger global warming problem. Climate experts warn that with temperatures rising, India can and will be hit with more frequent and severe natural disasters such as floods and storms.
However, the state government of West Bengal, to which Kolkata belongs, thinks there is no cause for immediate concern.
