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A Catastrophe Sans Border

In: Socio-Economic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in West Bengal

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  • Abhijit Das

    (Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College)

  • Joyashree Roy

    (Jadavpur University)

  • Sayantan Chakrabarti

Abstract

The crisis emanating due to the arsenic contamination of groundwater is not limited to the geographical extents of West Bengal, or for that matter India. In fact, the contamination is spread across the entire region known as the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra (GMB) plains. A substantial segment of these killer plains falls within one of India’s neighbouring nation: Bangladesh. The crisis at Bangladesh has been documented in-depth by international media and other stakeholders. However, there has not been any comparative study involving the worst affected Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Using secondary data for Bangladesh and primary data from our field survey, we undertake a systematic review of the crisis and its several mitigation measures. We also strive to develop a compendium of social, sociocultural, and socioeconomic effects of the same across borders.

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  • Abhijit Das & Joyashree Roy & Sayantan Chakrabarti, 2016. "A Catastrophe Sans Border," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Socio-Economic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in West Bengal, edition 1, pages 67-68, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-10-0682-1_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0682-1_15
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