Bengal prepares 800-km Jharkhand border ‘green wall’

• West Bengal Pollution Control Board Chairman Kalyan Rudra plans to create an 800-km ‘bioshield’ of forested areas along the Jharkhand border.

• The ‘green wall’ will intercept pollutants entering Bengal, extending to the Birbhum and Dinajpur districts.

• The project is part of a larger effort to reduce in-situ pollution and encourage sustainable practices.

• Prof. Aniruddha Mukhopadhyay of the University of Calcutta emphasizes the need for behavioral change.