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Calcutta Faces Population Crisis and Urban Decay
AP report details Calcutta's dire overpopulated slums, inadequate housing, water and sanitation failures, and crowded hospitals. It notes the port’s decline, shifting Ganges water, and a 1961 census showing 450 women per 1000 men, with widespread unemployment and social strain.
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