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Title: DESTRUCTION OF TOLLY NULLAH LEADING TO INCREASING VULNERABILITY OF THE SURROUNDING POPULATION
Authors: Proshakha Maitra , Meghna Guha and Monami Bhattacharya
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Proshakha Maitra1 , Meghna Guha2 and Monami Bhattacharya3 1,3. School of Livelihood and Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad 2. Jamshedji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
MLA 8 Maitra, Proshakha, et al. "DESTRUCTION OF TOLLY NULLAH LEADING TO INCREASING VULNERABILITY OF THE SURROUNDING POPULATION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 5, May 2022, pp. 1153-1172, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i05.001. Accessed May 2022. APA 6 Maitra, P., Guha, M., & Bhattacharya, M. (2022, May). DESTRUCTION OF TOLLY NULLAH LEADING TO INCREASING VULNERABILITY OF THE SURROUNDING POPULATION. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(5), 1153-1172. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i05.001 Chicago Maitra, Proshakha, Meghna Guha, and Monami Bhattacharya. "DESTRUCTION OF TOLLY NULLAH LEADING TO INCREASING VULNERABILITY OF THE SURROUNDING POPULATION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 5 (May 2022), 1153-1172. Accessed May, 2022. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i05.001.
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ABSTRACT: India is marked by a dynamic plethora of riverine expanse. The Adi Ganga is of great significance from times of antiquity, with its narrative starting from mythological tales. Later, its importance is highlighted in the field of transportation that boomed during the colonial period. But as the tales of glorious past are narrated, a more dreadful image materializing shares a dilapidated narrative of a lost and disappearing stream. A paleo distributary of the Bhagirathi, the Adi Ganga branches from Bhagirathi at the present day location of Bidhan Ghat. The geographical expanse of the channel is currently traceable upto 36km downstream from Kolkata near Surjyapur in South 24 Parganas (22'8?N, 88'28?E) before the wheels of urbanization ransack the scenario further. Being the seventh most populous city in India, Kolkata has a tremendous population load on itself. With a population of 4,496,694 within its city limit, the city passes its human load and destruction to the helpless canal passing through it. The settlement density has increased tremendously along the Adi Ganga over the past few decades. This led to an excessive demand for land, with the riverside being filled up with residents, especially refugees after the partition in 1947. The helpless river started being squeezed from both sides and is now just a black polluted strand across the city. Studies reveal that maximum encroachers along the banks of Adi Ganga are illiterate, poor and below the poverty line income group. It is well understood that the stream is being turned into nothing more than a sewer carrying filth and dirt, the population inhabiting its banks are a group of vulnerable people, be it economic or social vulnerability. Thus, this paper will explore how the stream affects the vulnerability of the population inhabiting its banks. The paper will also try to identify Government actions taken to address the problem.

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