Anthropogenic Interference on Age Old Khoai Region (Badland Topography) Near Bolpur Santiniketan in Birbhum District of West Bengal, India and its Impact on the Natural Environment: A Geospatial Overview
Dr. Jayanta GourEvery type of relief has its own beauty and natural significance to the living organisms in this world. Since the past centuries, Mankind has altered the small and neglected relief features only for commercial profits. Very few people understand their natural functioning and importance in our day-to-day lives generation after generation. Many relief features have been abolished silently only due to anthropogenic activities in the name of human welfare. Natural reliefs have always been misunderstood due to the lack of our simple thoughts. Khoai, a unique example of the remnant of vast badland topography of the district of Birbhum in West Bengal in India, can be regarded as the best example depicting nature’s struggle for existence to restore its wealth under the tremendous commercial pressure from all sides. This article has emphasized how this unique and noted relief feature has been destroyed in the last two decades. Several measures have been taken to restore this unique natural asset for its scenic beauty but reality shows different results. The author has tried to focus on the probable remedies to restore this relief through geospatial techniques and applications.