Uprooted by the sea, left without livelihood

Krushna Chandra Behera has no illusions about life after relocation. As the sea moved into his village in Odisha, residents were moved out to resettlement colonies. But safety came at a price, says the man in his eighties.
“Though some people have fertile land there, who will travel 12km daily to carry on farming after crossing the Bhitarkanika mangrove forest and a crocodile-infested river?” he asks.