West Bengal

Sinking into the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean! Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is a victim of climate change.

ceremony · industry

Betel leaf or Paan / pan patta farming on Ghoramara Island West Bengal: Climate change is about to take away this island.

coastline · architecture

A large Bangladeshi trawler boat- ship named M V Seven Circle 4 makes it up the Bay of Bengal to Namkhana beach - port in West Bengal, after crossing under a bridge.

coastline · aerial

Clean and clear Bakkhali Beach of West Bengal in stunning aerial view of clean sands with no tourist rush and pristine waters Fisherwoman and breeze from the salty Bay of Bengal, Bakkhali Sea Beach, West Bengal Bakkhali Beach is a paradise…

boats · forest

A local boat making operational shipyard with boats being made and ready to launch out into the estuary. On one side lie huge warehouses and yards while on the other side grows and survives a pristine Sunderbans mangrove forest.

coastline · aerial

Soon to be under the sea? Climate change endangers the very existence of Ghoramara Island in West Bengal Ghoramara Island in West Bengal is sinking due to rising sea levels, and may disappear due to climate change.

aerial · industry

Enormous chimney stacks stand skywards and spew out smoke at the Tata Power plant of 45MW×2 & 30 MW×1 at Haldia in West Bengal, in aerial view of the Waste Heat Recovery plant, as seen aerially, from the air.

hills · birds

Hill Barbet has a wide range from the western to the eastern Himalaya, seen here in West Bengal's Dooars.

village

Cyclone Amphan in May 2020 left West Bengal and other coastal areas in the Bay of Bengal with destruction and loss of lives. Farmers in this rural area in Medinipur are outside their homes which were destroyed by the powerful cyclone.

railway · politics

It's destructive mayhem here in one of the railway tracks in West Bengal as thousands are gathered on the platform while some are engaged in removing steel tracks from the railway track.

wildlife · highway

Big herds of elephants are seen crossing highways through the animal corridor in West Bengal. The Indian elephant herds complete with male, female, juveniles are seen rushing from one side of the forest to the other through the highway.

wildlife · village

It is a part of elephant nature to migrate and move with the seasons and food availability, so when elephants cut across villages, they cause panic among human beings, and get attacked and threatened.

coastline

Fisherwoman and breeze from the salty Bay of Bengal, Bakkhali Sea Beach, West Bengal Bakkhali Beach is a paradise for seafood lovers, fresh fish big and small, squids, crabs, and prawns are prepared in front of you.

coastline

Beaches are to be kept clean, let us do our bit to make Earth a happy home.

birds · wildlife

This is India's best bird and human call and sound mimic: The fabled Grackle or Hill Myna perched on succulent green plant in Latpanchar in West Bengal.

coastline · aerial

Despite being an eco sensitive hot spot, intesnive jhuman camping activity is taking place right on the sands of Bakhali Beach in West Bengal, a popular tourist spot in the sensitive Sunderbans region.

aerial · forest

Sundarbans mangrove swamps and Ganges delta in West Bengal : Aerial journey of massive flood plains of the Gangetic delta and estuary, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view.

aerial · coastline

Lalganj Beach in West Bengal: Mid-winter Aerial view of Bay of Bengal coastline damaged by climate change, as seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view, ravaged with a rising tide and coastal waters, flooding from the Ganges delta an…