Brackishwater Aquaculture: Opportunities and Challenges for Meeting Livelihood Demand in Indian Sundarbans

2019 ◽  
pp. 321-349
Author(s):  
T. K. Ghoshal ◽  
Debasis De ◽  
G. Biswas ◽  
Prem Kumar ◽  
K. K. Vijayan
Keyword(s):  
Indian Sundarbans

A geospatial assessment of growth pattern of aquaculture in the Indian Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandip Giri ◽  
Sourav Samanta ◽  
Partho Protim Mondal ◽  
Oindrila Basu ◽  
Samiran Khorat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Indian Sundarbans

‘Bonbibi’ Could Wait Till Our Boss Decides: Looking at the Changing Face of the Indian Sundarbans

2021 ◽  
pp. 239386172110146
Author(s):  
Prama Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Strong Impact ◽  
Interstate Migration ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
Indian Sundarbans ◽  
Local Perception ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Previous Decade ◽  
The Face ◽  
World Economic

Internal migration constitutes a major source of steady flow of population in India, and reports published by the World Economic Forum (WEF),1 2017 state that interstate migration in the country has doubled during 2001–2011, compared to the previous decade.2 In developing countries, such migration is often considered to be an effective way for income diversification for the economically marginalised sections of the society, even though its effect on ‘human development’ is oft debated. This article would engage with this debate and bring out how migration from the Indian part of the Sundarbans to other parts of the country is not only changing the demography of the region but is also having a strong impact on the local perception and attachment towards the deltaic landscape. By bringing in ethnographic details from a village in the Indian Sundarbans, which was predominately inhabited by the fishing community earlier, this article would bring out how traditional occupations like fishing are slowly losing their popularity in the face of the lure of out-migration, as the very identity of the ‘indigenous’ Sundarban fisher folks—who were once rightfully considered to be the true conservator of the forests—is changing. From there, this article would engage with the broader debate of rethinking whether migration can be considered as a positive indicator of development in such ecologically fragile areas like the Sundarban deltas, which used to indeed have a distinct economic, social and cultural life of its own.

Spatio-temporal variability and source identification for metal contamination in the river sediment of Indian Sundarbans, a world heritage site

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (31) ◽  
pp. 31326-31345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debojyoti Roy ◽  
Arnab Pramanik ◽  
Satabdi Banerjee ◽  
Abhrajyoti Ghosh ◽  
Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Source Identification ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
River Sediment ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Indian Sundarbans ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Spatio Temporal

scholarly journals PHYTOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS BY THE DOMINANT MANGROVE ASSOCIATE SPECIES OF INDIAN SUNDARBANS

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-402
Author(s):  
Pritam Mukherjee ◽  
Prosenjit Pramanick ◽  
Sufia Zaman ◽  
Abhijit Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Organ Specificity ◽  
Salicornia Brachiata ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Vegetative Plant ◽  
Suaeda Maritima ◽  
Indian Sundarbans ◽  
Stems And Leaves ◽  
Associate Species ◽  
Mangrove Associate

The present study aims to investigate the phytoremediation potential of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) by two dominant mangrove associate species, Suaeda maritima, and Salicornia brachiata, found in the high saline supralittoral zone of Indian Sundarbans in four stations of the Hooghly-Matla estuarine complex during the premonsoon season (May 2019). We found that concentrations of biologically available heavy metals (HMs) in the ambient soil and bioaccumulated HMs within the vegetative plant parts occurred as per the order: Sagar South > Bakkhali > Jharkhali > Bali Island. The order of biologically available and bioaccumulated HMs was Zn > Cu > Pb. Interestingly, the selected HMs display high organ-specificity for both species with the highest enrichment in roots, followed by stems and leaves. We propose that these halophytes could be used as agents of phytoremediation and their farming would be effective in the ecorestoration of this deltaic complex in context to conservative pollutants.

Land Acquisition, Markets and Political Networks: Evidence from the Indian Sundarbans

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-219
Author(s):  
Prasenjit Sarkhel ◽  
Anirban Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Reservation Price ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Price Response ◽  
Indian Sundarbans ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Political Networks ◽  
The Government ◽  
Self Help Groups

In recent times, land acquisitions in India for both public and private projects are facing stiff political resistance. Existing studies on land acquisition mostly focus on optimal compensation that would secure the consent of land owners. In this article, we argue that besides compensation, membership in different types of networks such as political parties and self-help groups might influence landowner consent. This could occur either because of pro-social concerns or access to better investment opportunities for the compensation amount. Using survey data from flood prone Indian Sundarbans, where the government sought to acquire land to construct embankments, we find evidence supportive of our hypothesis. The survey elicited reservation price response from land owners for a hypothetical land acquisition program. Our estimates show that land owners with self-help group members are more likely to have a higher ask price for agreeing to land sales. In contrast, controlling for length of party association, members of political networks are more likely to sell their land and have a lower reservation price than their non-political counterparts. Our results suggest that, rather than only increasing the compensation package, which is a stock of wealth, it is equally important to enhance the flow of income to ensure consensual land sales.

Influence of Suspended Solid on in situ and ex situ Chlorophyll-a: A Case Study of Indian Sundarbans

2013 ◽  
pp. 179-190
Author(s):  
Atanu Kumar Raha ◽  
Kakoli Banerjee ◽  
Susmita Das ◽  
Abhijit Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Indian Sundarbans
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