Kalikata Pukur Katha by Mohit Ray [Hardcover]

Calcutta is a city of about 1,500 ponds. However, the practice of ponds in environment, urban planning, history, geography, sociology is completely absent. These traditional ponds were identified for the first time in ``Kalikata Pukur Katha'' by Mohit Roy, a human rights activist and environmental science and technology professional. A social survey of pond users in Kolkata is a valuable addition. A detailed study on the water quality of the pond and a survey of its biodiversity are also included, along with a discussion of fish farming in the city and the lives of fishermen and the economy of the pond. As there is talk of movement about the pond, there is also the inquiry of different departments of the administration regarding the pond. This book is interesting for everyone, not only environmental scientists, activists, urban planners, history researchers.