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East Calcutta Wetlands The name
East Calcutta Wetlands was coined by
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, Special Advisory (
Agricultural Ecosystems), Commission on Ecosystem Management,
IUCN. There are about
100 plant species, which have been recorded in and around the
East Calcutta Wetlands. These include
Sagittaria montividensis, cryptocoryne ciliata, Cyperus spp., crostichum aureum, Ipomoea Aquatica, etc. The Sunderbans used to extend up to patuli in the 1950s.
Numerous species of
fish are farmed in the
sewage fed ponds called
bheris in the East Kolkata wetlands. These include
silver carp, tilapia, The area is also home to marsh mongoose and small Indian mongoose. Palm Civet and Small Indian
Civet are significant in and around East Calcutta Wetlands .
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