The east Kolkata wetlands, a unique resource described as the city’s kidneys that clean up wastewater and help grow fish and vegetables, are threatened. The changing nature of waste which is getting more and more inorganic, and urban greed for land are the twin dangers.
To fight this, those who live amidst the wetlands have to realise what they need to preserve and the best way to create public awareness is to speak to the young. Climate Diplomacy Week 2019, organised by a group of artists, Disappearing Dialogues Collective, and the German consulate in the city, reached out. . .
