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As the city loses 30% of its greenery in a decade, leading to hotter and more polluted summers, we talk to experts about what needs to be done to protect the remaining greenery

Kolkata needs to train one percent green cover The rest: experts

Know why biking or walking through Rabindra Sarovar area, golf course or salt lake always calms you down? Surrounded by green trees. In fact, multiple studies conducted around the world show that spending time among green plants can have significant health benefits.
But unfortunately, the “State of India’s Forests Report 2021” shows that Kolkata’s forest tree cover declined by 30% between 2011 and 2021. In fact, the loss of green cover makes summers in the city unbearable.
When asked how we can protect existing green spaces, Dutta said, “I feel every small green space should be celebrated. Afforestation and conservation of green plants are the only answer to global warming.”

KMC and KMDA should work together to protect the existing green cover. They should conduct environmental audits and tree censuses to check for degradation—

SM Ghosh, environmental activist and green technology expert

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Nature is the only way to relieve the stress of modern life”

Environmentalists believe that the decline in green coverage has also exacerbated air pollution. “Earlier, almost every house had a courtyard with trees, but now, most of them have been replaced by multi-storey buildings. Naturally, the greenery is declining,” said Sundar, former chief wildlife warden of West Bengal. said Pradeep Vyas, former director of this biosphere reserve, adding, “Greenery is crucial as nature is the only way to relieve the stress of modern life.

Green zone documents required

Environmentalists believe it is important to document Kolkata’s green areas. “This will help address the issue of encroachments and make it difficult for developers to clear a piece of land without permission,” environmental activist Ajay Mittal said, adding, “Even trees Also requiring surrounding open space to breathe and grow, trees cannot find a suitable ecosystem to grow in the presence of concrete.

The city needs more buildings to accommodate its growing population, but this must be compensated with equal green coverage. The cement blocks around the trees near Shakespeare Sarani should be replaced with mud blocks. We should also encourage vertical gardens, balcony gardens and terrace gardens –

Yogini Bapat, teacher and environment enthusiast

Crack down on illegal felling of trees. Every place must have a green club to plant and maintain trees and take care of existing trees –

Subhas Datta, environmentalist

endangered green space

Green coverage in many urban areas is rapidly disappearing. some of them are

Kolkata’s existing green zones
The main part of the city’s existing green area is limited to the following areas:

We need a zoning count of trees and a government order prohibiting the felling of trees citywide except in rare circumstances. store Control of water bodies is another important area—

Dhruba Das Gupta, wetland researcher