1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1. Land use and land cover of the wetland to be maintained in line with regulatory requirements under Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 and East Kolkata Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Act, 2006.
2. Sewage quantity and quality received within the wetland to be efficiently treated applying traditional waste recovery practices.
3. Maintaining the biodiversity within East Kolkata Wetlands.
4. Species invasion threats to fisheries to be reduced.
5. Sustainable livelihood with risk reduction.
6. Individual and collective capacity and opportunities for stakeholders and wetland communities to participate in wetland management and contribute to wetland wise use to be enhanced.
7. Systematic wetlands inventory, assessment and monitoring system is used to inform management decisions and assess effectiveness.
8. Integration of multiple values of wetlands in sectoral developmental planning is enhanced. [1]
2. Sewage quantity and quality received within the wetland to be efficiently treated applying traditional waste recovery practices.
3. Maintaining the biodiversity within East Kolkata Wetlands.
4. Species invasion threats to fisheries to be reduced.
5. Sustainable livelihood with risk reduction.
6. Individual and collective capacity and opportunities for stakeholders and wetland communities to participate in wetland management and contribute to wetland wise use to be enhanced.
7. Systematic wetlands inventory, assessment and monitoring system is used to inform management decisions and assess effectiveness.
8. Integration of multiple values of wetlands in sectoral developmental planning is enhanced. [1]
Quantitative targets
1. To protect at least 380 species under major flora including 93 plant families, 10 amphibians, 29 reptiles, 123 birds, 79 fish, 24 crustaceans, and 13 mammal species which have been recorded from these wetlands.
2. Subsistence opportunities for a large, economically underprivileged population of 0.15 million living in the 37 revenue villages (locally called mouza). [1]
2. Subsistence opportunities for a large, economically underprivileged population of 0.15 million living in the 37 revenue villages (locally called mouza). [1]
Monitoring indicators defined
Land use and land cover change in comparison with the 2000 baseline, Number of violations of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 and East Kolkata Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Act, 2006, characteristic of the sewage, population of migratory birds, population and habitats of marsh mongoose, fish catch, vegetable harvest, number of invasive species. [1]
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
1. Wetland demarcation with fisheries zone will be created.
2. 14 highly silted canals measuring 43.8 km are proposed to be dredged to restore their natural flows and enable the flow of sewage to different fish farms.
3. It is proposed to construct a solid waste segregator near the Bantala lock gate to regulate the flow of solid waste.
4. It is proposed to build a system of constructed wetlands prior to discharge into River Kulti.
5. A 300 KLD effluent treatment plant to treat the leachate of Dhapa has been constructed by KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation).
6. The seeds for indigenous fish species such as Koi (Anabas testudineous), Magur (Clarius batrachus) and Pangus (Pangasius pangasius) and others to be produced in the four hatcheries already proposed for the enhancement of fish yield.
7. Revegetation of peripheral areas of Nalban, Goltala, Captain Bheri and some identified locations with Phragmites, Typha, Shola and other native species to improvise habitat of marsh mongoose, amphibian and reptilian species which prefer impounded water of submerged vegetation for breeding.
8. A one-time desiltation of bheri under cooperatives would be supported so that an optimal water column (up to 0.8 m) and natural gradient of water flow can be maintained. [1]
2. 14 highly silted canals measuring 43.8 km are proposed to be dredged to restore their natural flows and enable the flow of sewage to different fish farms.
3. It is proposed to construct a solid waste segregator near the Bantala lock gate to regulate the flow of solid waste.
4. It is proposed to build a system of constructed wetlands prior to discharge into River Kulti.
5. A 300 KLD effluent treatment plant to treat the leachate of Dhapa has been constructed by KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation).
6. The seeds for indigenous fish species such as Koi (Anabas testudineous), Magur (Clarius batrachus) and Pangus (Pangasius pangasius) and others to be produced in the four hatcheries already proposed for the enhancement of fish yield.
7. Revegetation of peripheral areas of Nalban, Goltala, Captain Bheri and some identified locations with Phragmites, Typha, Shola and other native species to improvise habitat of marsh mongoose, amphibian and reptilian species which prefer impounded water of submerged vegetation for breeding.
8. A one-time desiltation of bheri under cooperatives would be supported so that an optimal water column (up to 0.8 m) and natural gradient of water flow can be maintained. [1]
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
1. Placement of geo-tagged pillars.
2. . Drone mapping and other sophisticated technologies such as the installation of CCTV will also be used for surveillance of land-use change.
3. A 300 KLD effluent treatment plant construction. [1, 3]
2. . Drone mapping and other sophisticated technologies such as the installation of CCTV will also be used for surveillance of land-use change.
3. A 300 KLD effluent treatment plant construction. [1, 3]
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
