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Sunderbans

French consulate moots role in Sundarbans conservation

India-France Partnership for a Better Tomorrow in the Indo-Pacific Region, said that based on his visit to Sunderbans he witnessed severe land erosion, breach of embankments and drastic changes in biodiversity, which required proper attention.

State to execute slew of projects for Sunderbans

The Sunderban Affairs department and the state Tourism department has discussed plans to construct a tourist road that would connect the island of Kumirmari with the sea beach at Bakkhali, in the South 24 Paraganas district. This will enable visitors, especially from Kolkata, to plan a complete tour that would start from the forest island and end on a sea beach. This will be a revenue-generating model and will create employment opportunities for the inhabitants of this deltaic region”