Wildlife board grants nod for training walls at Pazhaverkadu estuary to stabilise bar mouth

Wildlife board grants nod for training walls at Pazhaverkadu estuary to stabilise bar mouth

The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given approval to construct training walls at the Pazhaverkadu estuary to stabilise the bar mouth, which often gets closed due to silting. An official, who was a part of the NBWL meeting held in New Delhi on November 17, confirmed that consent was granted for the construction of … Read more

A Bengal village whose walls are free of political slogans

A Bengal village whose walls are free of political slogans

Paintings on the walls of a house in Lalbazar village, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Election time is when the phrase ‘writing on the wall’ also assumes a literal meaning in West Bengal, with artists and wordsmiths joining hands to paint catchy slogans. But there is one village in the State where, … Read more