These Wetlands Treat the Wastewater of a Megacity
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The East Kolkata Wetlands, a 12,500-hectare Ramsar Site, recycle approximately 900 million liters of Kolkata's wastewater daily through natural biological and chemical processes, enabling profitable fish farming while eliminating the need for large-scale industrial sewage treatment infrastructure.
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