East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority

East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority East Kolkata Wetlands is a RAMSAR site. The EKW nurtures the world’s largest wastewater-fed aquacu This is the official page of the EKWMA.

The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), located on the eastern fringes of Kolkata city (Geographical coordinate 220 27’ 00"N, 880 27’ 00" E), are one of the largest assemblages of sewage fed fish ponds. These wetlands are well-known for natural urban wastewater treatment system. The EKW not only treats urban wastewater but also fulfil substantially the requirement of fish, vegetables and food-grains in t

he city. The NGO, People United for Better Living in Calcutta (PUBLIC) filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court arguing for the importance of the wetlands. In 1992, Hon'ble Justice Umesh Chandra Banerjee on this matter gave a landmark judgment which goes into the definition of wetlands and also mentioned that wetland should be preserved and no interference or reclamation should be permitted. On 19th August, 2002 these wetlands were included in the RAMSAR list of "Wetlands of International Importance." EKW is selected "on account of their international significance in terms of ecology, botany, zoology, limnology, or hydrology" (www.ramsar.org). For conservation and better management of the EKW, the Government of West Bengal enacted the East Kolkata Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Act, 2006 which paved way for establishment of the East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority (EKWMA). The EKWMA, a Statutory Authority under Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal, is regulating the activities within the EKW for its wise use. This page is here to spread awareness about the necessity of conservation of EKW and to get support from larger community for its preservation. This page also encourages people to share their opinion and thought about better management of EKW. For any query feel free to drop a message. We look forward to see your views and feedback. However, the EKWMA is not to be responsible for comments posted on this page by readers. All users must comply with the social media platform’s Terms of Use and we also reserve the right to delete inappropriate, abusive, pejorative and personal comments, hate speech etc. We will block, moderate and/or report user(s) whose post content we believe to be abusive or obscene, deceptive or misleading, violation of any law and/or regulation. You are wholly responsible for any content you post including content that you choose to share on this page.

EKWMA has distributed T-shirts and Caps to the Fisherman Community of East Kolkata Wetlands area by forming Wetland Mitr...
14/09/2022

EKWMA has distributed T-shirts and Caps to the Fisherman Community of East Kolkata Wetlands area by forming Wetland Mitra

18/07/2022

The EKWMA authority on Thursday pulled down a wall that was being built around a water body in the East Kolkata Wetlands.

The EKWMA authority on Thursday pulled down a wall that was being built around a water body in the East Kolkata Wetlands...
18/07/2022

The EKWMA authority on Thursday pulled down a wall that was being built around a water body in the East Kolkata Wetlands.

PEDAL THROUGH HERITAGEAn unforgettable bike ride through the East Kolkata Wetlands on the occasion of World Bicycle Day ...
07/06/2022

PEDAL THROUGH HERITAGE
An unforgettable bike ride through the East Kolkata Wetlands on the occasion of World Bicycle Day and World Environment Day

03/02/2022
EKWMA Celebrate World Wetlands Day at Nalban-1 Bheri under Tardah Gram Panchayat on 02/02/2022.
03/02/2022

EKWMA Celebrate World Wetlands Day at Nalban-1 Bheri under Tardah Gram Panchayat on 02/02/2022.

EKWMA Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav at Bamanghata Gram Panchayat office on 05-10-2021
07/10/2021

EKWMA Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav at Bamanghata Gram Panchayat office on 05-10-2021

East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority organized a field trip at Bantala Lockgate on 05-10-2021 with some Civil Soci...
07/10/2021

East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority organized a field trip at Bantala Lockgate on 05-10-2021 with some Civil Society Organization.

A meeting held on 21.09.2021 at Conference Room of Environment Department regarding NGO's empanelment for Integrated Man...
23/09/2021

A meeting held on 21.09.2021 at Conference Room of Environment Department regarding NGO's empanelment for Integrated Management Plan of East Kolkata Wetlands (Management Action Plan 2021-2026)

A meeting held on 20.09.2021 at Conference Room of Environment Department regarding NGO's empanelment for Integrated Man...
23/09/2021

A meeting held on 20.09.2021 at Conference Room of Environment Department regarding NGO's empanelment for Integrated Management Plan of East Kolkata Wetlands (Management Action Plan 2021-2026)

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Pranisampad Bhaban, 5th Floor, LB-2, Sector_III, Salt Lake
Kolkata
700106

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+913323353003

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