75 million Bangladeshis may inundate India
A scary scenario awaits India and the coastal cities of Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai if global temperatures rise, as projected, by about 4-5 degrees in this century.
About 75 million people from Bangladesh would migrate to India as climate change, rise in sea levels, drought, shrinking water supplies and monsoon variability take a toll on coastal states and regions. In all, about 125 million migrants, including 50 million from densely populated coastal regions and other vulnerable parts of India, could become homeless.
The scale of migration would be equivalent to the Partition ten times over It would displace 375 times the number of people needing rehabilitation from the Sardar Sarovar project.
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About 75 million people from Bangladesh would migrate to India as climate change, rise in sea levels, drought, shrinking water supplies and monsoon variability take a toll on coastal states and regions. In all, about 125 million migrants, including 50 million from densely populated coastal regions and other vulnerable parts of India, could become homeless.
The scale of migration would be equivalent to the Partition ten times over It would displace 375 times the number of people needing rehabilitation from the Sardar Sarovar project.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: Air India, Bangladesh, Climate Migrants, Sardar Sarovar project, SCARY scenario, South Asia
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