Rising sea level and on Sagar Island Kapil Muni Temple Erosion of the beach in front of Gangasagar is becoming a big problem for the fair. About one kilometer stretch of the beach in front of Kapil Muni temple is filled with mud. In view of this, the administration has closed beach number two. Barricading has also been done in front of the ghat to prevent pilgrims from going to this ghat to take bath. In such a situation, the pilgrims have to go to beaches 4, 5, 6 and 1 and 1 A away from the temple for the holy bath. On the other hand, due to climate change, beach number two has suffered a lot. The state government has expressed its inability to stop the continuous soil erosion here. In this regard, in the press conference held at Gangasagar Mela Bhawan, State Irrigation Minister Partha Bhowmik said, ‘We cannot fight with nature.’ On Saturday, Minister Arup Biswas had said that it is impossible to fight nature. Mr. Bhowmik told reporters that pilgrims will not face any problem under the rule of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Tetrapods deployed to prevent erosion
The state government has installed tetrapods to prevent erosion on the banks of Ganga Sagar. Due to rising water level due to climate change in Sagardweep, beach erosion is happening very fast. In such a situation, tetrapods made of concrete have been installed to stop the sea waves. It works like a wall in the sea. It is also helpful in preventing soil erosion caused by water flow. The Irrigation Minister said that tetrapods have been installed to prevent soil erosion caused by sea waves. He told that whether the installation of tetrapods has been beneficial or not will be known in the monsoon. Regarding the tides and rapidly changing landscape of Sundarban, Shri Bhowmik said that due to accumulation of sediment in the river near Sagardweep, sand dunes have been formed. We did not have this information beforehand.
Kapilmuni Ashram can take water samadhi
Due to rising water level, Kapil Muni Temple is coming closer to the sea. Local people say that many earlier temples of Kapil Muni have been submerged in the sea. Professor Tuhin Ghosh of the School of Oceanographic Studies of Jadavpur University said that about 30 years ago, the remains of another old temple were visible here. First there were sand dunes and vegetation and then there was a flat beach. But to organize the fair, the land adjacent to the beach was gradually leveled with vegetation. The sea level has been rising continuously since the land was leveled. This problem has arisen due to urbanization.