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West Bengal
Stink in the leather belt
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
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Author(s): Sayantan Bera 
@sayantanbera , Soma Basu @sbasu_in , Akshay Deshmane @DeshmaneAkshay , Avikal Somvanshi @
@sayantanbera , Soma Basu @sbasu_in , Akshay Deshmane @DeshmaneAkshay , Avikal Somvanshi @ Issue Date: Jun 15, 2013
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After three hours of slow but steady cruise through meandering river channels, the research boat finally reached its first halt for the day. By the time I disembarked, the tide had receded, laying bare the mudflat. I ploughed through the knee-deep muck for about 15 metres before I could reach the relatively hard ground.
