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Heritage Ponds of Kolkata

23/03/2014 10:28

To know about the Heritage Ponds of Kolkata visit heritagepondskolkata.webnode.in

Mohit Ray's book on Kolkata's Heritage Ponds

21/03/2014 15:39

First ever book on a city's heritage ponds - Published by Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Mohit Ray's book on Kolkata's Water Bodies

21/03/2014 15:34

Book on Kolkata's Water bodies publised by Ananda

ECO-FRIENDLY IMMERSION Immersion of idols of the gods and goddesses is a part of religious ceremony of the Hindu religion. In Hindu philosophy, the idols are temporary structures where the souls of the gods and goddesses are brought in through the...

Interface on DEVELOPMENT OF BIKRAMGARH JHEEL

02/01/2010 20:14

An Interface on DEVELOPMENT OF BIKRAMGARH JHEEL - AN ISSUE OF URBAN ECOLOGY AND PLANNING Vasundhara has campaigned for restoration of Bikramgarh Jheel, the large waterbody in South Kolkata for quite some time. In a densely populated area, the ...

Bikramgarh Jheel - Turning into a dumping ground

02/01/2010 20:12

Jheel or Steel Chronicle of an encroachment........ Have you seen the latest map of Kolkata published by National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation, Govt. of India? One of the few blue patches in that map is our Bikramgarh Jheel, one of the large waterbodies in...

Community effort restores an Urban Waterbody

02/01/2010 20:11

An extraordinary effort of ordinary people They happened to witness the shaping up of an apparently impossible effort into a success. The effort was of retaining the significance of the very name of a road by giving life to the only existing Jhil of Jhil Road. Jheel...

26 Urban waterbodies need special management

02/01/2010 20:09

Vasundhara helps an urban community interface over its pond. CALCUTTA STILL HAS ABOUT 3000 PONDS THESE PONDS PROVIDES ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF WATER REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY BUT NO CITY PLANNING EXERCISE HAS EVER EVEN MENTIONED ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT WATER RESOURCES VASUNDHARA HAS FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS IS...

High Court's Judgement and After..

02/01/2010 01:02

CITIZENS MEET EXPRESSES FRUSTATION ON CALCUTTA HIGHCOURT’S JUDGEMENT ON EXTENSION OF METRO RAIL OVER ADI GANGA Calcutta High Court has recently passed an order, which allows Metro Rail to continue its construction on Adi Ganga without the requirement of any environmental clearance. To discuss the...

Meeting to save Adi Ganga

02/01/2010 01:00

The first public meeting to protest construction of Metro Rail over Adi Ganga, the Heritage River, was organised by Vasundhara at the auditorium of Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, 10 Lake Terrace, Calcutta 700 029.The meeting started at 3-10 pm. By that time the auditorium was full to...