Empowered women of the tiger land
With their backs to the wall, the brave women of Sundarban don’t look for promises.
With their backs to the wall, the brave women of Sundarban don’t look for promises.
More than 14,516 households in Sundarbans can now breathe a sigh of relief and they are going to experience brighter evenings soon with the installation of solar lights.
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Tourists planning to explore the enchanting Sundarbans on the first day of the year were left disappointed as numerous boat owners refrained from venturing into the mangrove forests due to the cancellation of licenses.
The Board of Practical Training Eastern Region, under the ministry of education will hold an apprenticeship-cum-job fair at Durgapur on 23 November.
The South 24-Parganas district administration reported today that 17 fishermen were rescued after their fishing trawler capsized in deep sea, 40 kilometres away from Bagherchar in the Sunderbans.
The women have taken upon themselves the task of reviving the Sunderbans by planting mangrove saplings alongside the river to ensure that the area around their houses remains safe and secure.
Under the direction of mentors, the school delegates worked on the subject and brainstormed together to identify the best methods and ideas to address climate change.
The officials have also been trying to establish the pattern of movements of these big cats. They lay traps with baits to capture the stray tigers.
The Wildlife Institute of India has identified Chamta as a forest block with a notably low density of the tiger population. However, the problem of relocation is rooted in the fact that the “optimum carrying capacity” of a forest is not a static concept. Therefore, relocating tigers to a forest that is different from where they came is a fraught proposition.
