Le 30 mars 2021, Kolkata, Bengale occidental, Inde : les villageois de l'île de Ghoramara se tiennent devant leur village naufragé le jour précédent de la date des élections. Sundarbans, l'un des sites populaires du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, est une préoccupation climatique croissante en raison de l'élévation du niveau de la mer. Sur les 52 îles habitées (sur 102), plusieurs îles sont maintenant au bord de la disparition. Au milieu de l'agitation des élections au Bengale occidental, aucun des partis politiques ne semble parler de l'incertitude climatique. Cependant, les habitants sont d'avis que la mer peut venir à tout moment aujourd'hui ou t

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March 30, 2021, Kolkata, West Bengal, India: Villagers of Ghoramara island are standing in front of their sinking village on the previous day of the election date. One of the popular UNESCO world heritage site, Sundarbans is a increasing climatic concern because of the rising sea levels. Of the 52 inhabited islands (out of 102), several islands are now at the verge of disappearing. Amidst the hustle bustle of elections in West Bengal, none of the political parties seem to be talking about the climatic uncertainty. However, the locals are of the view that the sea may come in anytime today or tomorrow and grasp their homeland. Several islanders have already lost their homes and farm lands to the hunger of the monstrous sea. Ghoramara Island, situated about 30 km north from the Bay of Bengal, under Sagar block might anytime lose its existence. In the beginning of the 20th century, it was attached to Sagar Island and people could swim to Sagar within a few minutes during low tide. The widening gap due to the rapid soil erosion has now risen the reach time to 40 minutes. So far the sea has gulped almost three-fourths of the island forcing thousands of island dwellers out of their homes. The land has no electric connect and every now and then the water breaks away a large portion of the land. The mostly poor population is now under tremendous socioeconomic pressure now that their life has turned out completely different. People are now looking up to the government for rehabilitation. Some have already migrated to the mainland in search of better work and shelter opportunities. However, in the face of the elections it is unlikely that either the government or the local constituencies will take an action because this would mean diluting the calculation of vote bank. Ghoramara has a total number of approximately 3600 voters. Many of the voters who stay away for work are now returning to this diminishing isl (Credit Image: © Supratim Bhattacharjee/ZUMA Wire)

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