Kolkata on brink of Civil Disaster

The climate changes and global warming are causing disaster for many places. Kolkata especially the EM Bypass and its surrounding areas like Tiljala, Topsia, Tangra and Pagladanga will have the worst effect of environmental degradation because of rapid estate growth which can not match up with the improvement in civic amenities. This in turn will lead to the degradation of the city.
State chief environment officer Debal Roy said that the study conducted by the World Bank in Kolkata factored the social, economic and environmental circumstances. While they were identifying the areas where climatic change is can be seen, they also looked at the conditions of the drainage and sewage systems and also the hygiene of the places. They were alarmed to find that ponds in eastern fringes are being filled up to make way for buildings that are being constructed in an unplanned manner in an area without a proper drainage system. Repeated water logging and accumulation of garbage is slowly degrading the environment.
“Based on this report, the environment department is framing a new state action plan on climate change”, Roy said. Mayor Sovan Chatterjee said Kolkata Municipal Corporation would implement recommendations to improve the environment and include these measures in its own environment protection plan.: Kolkata on brink of civic disaster: World Bank study - Kolkata - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Kolkata-on-brink-of-civic-disaster-World-Bank-study/articleshow/6477347.cms#ixzz0yMQOZPa2
The World Bank had earlier sanctioned Rs 347 crore for development of Bengal's coastal areas after the state submitted an integrated coastal zone management plan. So the question that rises is what is then the government doing?