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The 'kidneys of Kolkata': Indian wetlands under threat / 33NK97V
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Wetlands just outside India's Kolkata have for generations provided tonnes of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds -- but rapid urbanisation is threatening the ecosystem.
Conservationists warn that pollution and strong-arm land grabs are putting a lifeline for the megacity's 14 million residents at risk. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES