Investigating the present status, spatial change, and emerging issues related to riparian wetlands of Bhagirathi–Jalangi Floodplain (BJF) in lower deltaic West Bengal, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunam Chatterjee ◽  
Kunal Chakraborty ◽  
Shambhu Nath Sing Mura
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Riparian Wetlands ◽  
Spatial Change ◽  
Emerging Issues

Chronic Poverty in West Bengal: Some Emerging Issues

2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 819-841
Author(s):  
Biswajit Chatterjee ◽  
Dilip Kr. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Emerging Issues

Shelter management during pandemics: lessons from cascading risks of cyclones and COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujit Mohanty ◽  
Ambika Dabral ◽  
Ranit Chatterjee ◽  
Rajib Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emergency Shelters ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Cyclone Shelter

Purpose The concept of multi-purpose cyclone shelters has been found effective in saving various lives during past cyclones. The recent cyclone Amphan, which hit the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal in the middle of pandemic COVID-19 has posed severe issues related to cyclone shelter management in the rural areas. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the case of Odisha in a pandemic and draw some key lessons of cyclone shelter management, which can be useful for future cascading risks in other parts of the country and the region. Design/methodology/approach Cyclone shelters are critical infrastructures in the management of cyclones, associated hazards and saving crucial lives. The effective management of shelters during emergencies is dependent on the existing institutional mechanism, local stakeholders and their understanding of the key functions of the emergency shelters. This paper reviews the key challenges through literature, reports and direct interviews of field professionals and practitioners. Findings In normal times, cyclone shelters are used as schools and their management lies with the local communities and/or elected bodies. Some of the key emerging issues include: the convincing population at risk for evacuation with proper care, existing emergency shelters being repurposed as COVID-19 facilities, need for hygiene and safety material, special arrangement and segregation of population at higher risk of COVID-19 and large destruction of social infrastructures. Originality/value During cascading disasters, adaptive governance becomes important. With the study of cyclones during the pandemic period, the paper draws key decision-making and governance points of cyclone shelter management. This case analysis can be useful to other similar situations during the prolonged pandemic time.

scholarly journals Dragonflies and damselflies of University of North Bengal campus, West Bengal, India with new distribution record of Agriocnemis kalinga Nair & Subramanian, 2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 11067
Author(s):  
Aaratrik Pal
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
First Time ◽  
Distribution Record ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
North Bengal

A study was made to determine the present status of the diversity of the dragonflies and damselflies from University of North Bengal campus and its surroundings.  The study shows the presence of total 69 species of odonates belonging to 41 genera and nine families from the area.  Agriocnemis kalinga Nair & Subramanian, 2014 is recorded for the first time from northern Bengal.

scholarly journals Public Participation in Biodiversity Impact Assessment in the State of West Bengal, India: Present Status and Finding Ways for Improvement

Environments ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Rajarshi Chakraborty ◽  
Andre Lindner ◽  
Wolfgang Wende
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Present Status ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Local People ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Public Hearings ◽  
Simple Matrix

The present status of public participation in EIA particularly concerning biodiversity in West Bengal, India was studied. The issues raised in 50 public hearings were analyzed and chapters on biodiversity in 20 EIA reports were studied. Areas needing improvement were identified. Scientific literature was studied to gather best practices/concepts. It was observed that, despite all enabling legal provisions, public participation in EIA has not grown to its full potential. The discussion was mostly on jobs and benefits (and little on biodiversity impact). EIA reports did not provide any spatial information on biodiversity-rich/sensitive areas or impact on bio-resources that are used by people. We identified four pillars of effective public participation in EIA as: (i) institutional opportunity and conducive environment for participation; (ii) interest of local people to participate; (iii) capacity building of local people; and, (iv) support of clearance process. Specific recommendations under each are provided. A simple matrix for Biodiversity Impact Assessment and a list of components for the improvement of biodiversity, for use of local people, have been developed.

scholarly journals Present Status, Abundance and Threats of Fish Diversity on Ramsar Site (East Kolkata Wetlands) of West Bengal, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (07) ◽  
pp. 4000-4007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brajendu Kumar ◽  
Satendra Kumar ◽  
Auroshree Biswal ◽  
Arpita Dey ◽  
Jyotismita Thakuria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Ramsar Site ◽  
East Kolkata Wetlands

scholarly journals Hajong- A Study in Relation to Assamese and Bengali

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Al Kafil Choudhury GM
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Eastern Zone ◽  
Degree Of Similarity ◽  
Assamese Language ◽  
People Today ◽  
Tribal Language

Hajong is a language used by the ethnic tribe called Hajong living in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and West Bengal in India and the Mymensing district in Bangladesh. The Hajong language belongs to the Indo Aryan (IA) family of language. As per the Ethnologue, Hajong is classified as Indo-European > Indo- Iranian > Indo- Aryan > Eastern zone > Bengali- Assamese. The Hajong language used by the Hajong people today may be considered as a mixture of Assamese and Bengali (involving different dialects of these languages). The Hajongs of Assam are seen to use a mixture of Kamrupi and Goalparia dialects of the Assamese language in their conversation. However, Ratan Kumar Ray Hajong (1982) holds that the Hajongs had their own language in the distant past and it disappeared in course of time the certain reasons for which are known to nobody. Our study reveals that Hajong as spoken in the present day has affinity with Assamese and Bengali as well as it has some unique features of its own. “Hajong is classified as an Indo-Aryan language. It has some degree of similarity with Assamese and Bengali, the two IA languages spoken in the region” (Guts 2012). The paper tries to introduce this tribal language and analyze how it has affinity with Assamese and Bengali.It also tries to discuss about its linguistic features along with its present status concerning its development.

Present status of radio astrometry with baselines ≤ 35 km

1978 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 175-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
Future Work

A summary of results for radio astrometry with baselines ≤ 35 km and priorities for future work are given.

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