Solar Power on Sagar Island

Sagar Island (also known as Gangasagar) lies on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 150 km (80 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. The island is large with an area of around 300 km². It has 43 villages and a population of over 160,000. The entire island is powered by solar energy. West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Authority (WBREDA) has provided the houses with solar panels on subsidized rates. One such panel can be seen on top of the hut.

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Climate Change Threatens the Sundarbans

The Sundarbans is a fragile set of islands which is particularly vulnerable to the increasing threat of climate change. The rivers that pour down from the Himalayas and empty into the Bay of Bengal have swollen and shifted in recent decades. This has resulted in increased flooding, threatening the local communities and agriculture as crops are swept away by floods or contaminated with water.

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Unique identifier: GP01JO8

Type: Image

Shoot date: 30/03/2007

Locations: Asia, Ghoramara island, India, Indian Sundarbans, South Asia, West Bengal

Size: 2560px × 1920px 1.37 MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)