30 Scientists have predicted that the submergence of the islands and the rapid erosion, especially in the southern
part of the delta region, could be due to sea level rise (3.14 mm per year, which is higher than the global rate of 2 mm per year, rather than the dearth of sediments or human interventions.
Ghoramara was once apart of Sagarisland but was detached during 1901-1905. Administratively, it is still apart of the Sagar Community Development Block (Chakma, 2014). Ghoramara now,
has a population of 5236 in 899 households. The total number of people displaced varies from 4000 and 6000-7000. The displaced population have been resettled (not all) in the neighboring Sagar island in five Colonies viz, Phuldubi Colony, South
Haradhanpur Colony, Bankimnagar Colony, Gangasagar Colony and Jibantala-Kamalpur Colony, by the state government of West Bengal, through the local administrative bodies, the Panchayat. There have been few researches conducted on the rehabilitated populations, surveying the Colonies. Evaluation of the rehabilitation program by the resettled population reveal dissatisfaction among the people, with people facing problems such as diminishing land allotment,
unemployment, high level of illiteracy, change of occupation leading to reduced income, lack of primary health facilities, sanitation,
education, transportation, electrification, drinking water and instances of conflict between the residents and the settlers have also been reported. Besides these problems, the resettled population are also battling with natural like salinization, waterlogging, flood,
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