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Covid, cyclone, lockdown: All lines blur in Sundarbans
May 31, 2020 10:28 am
Rattled by the Covid outbreak, and struggling to cope with the return of migrant workers in the middle of a lockdown, the Sundarbans woke up to Cyclone Amphan 10 days ago.
Sundarbans threatened by 'heedless industrialisation', says UN expert
August 01, 2018 11:20 am
Last year, the High Court of Bangladesh directed the Government not to approve any industrial development within the 10-kilometre buffer zone of the reserved forest, but according to UNESCO, approvals continue to be given.
Sunderbans to set up infra-ray pillars, smart sensors to keep infiltrators at bay
June 13, 2017 1:30 pm
According to BSF sources, the cost of the installation of the Infra-ray pillars per kilometre will be around Rs 25-30 lakh.
Robbers attack resort in Sunderbans, Mamata ministers calculate effect — ‘on tourism sector, of Bangladeshi criminals’
March 30, 2015 1:55 am
The incident took place at Piyali Island Tourist lodge around 1.45 am when the gang scaled the boundary wall.
Living on the Brink: What will happen to the residents of the sinking Ghoramara island in the Sunderbans
February 15, 2015 1:00 am
Residents of the sinking Ghoramara island in the Sunderbans have been moving inland for the last decade or so, but how long can they do so?
Need to protect Sunderbans, eco-tourism hub can wait, say environmentalists
February 12, 2015 12:53 am
To stop the degradation of Sunderbans, green crusader Subhas Datta has submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal.
Mamata Banerjee plans to turn Sunderbans into world-class tourist destination
October 29, 2014 10:48 pm
The idea behind this is to attract the industrialists to invest in fields like infrastructural development and tourism in the area.
Life saving embankment stuck in land quagmire, blame game
July 16, 2014 4:08 am
Of planned 778-km embankment, only 21 km built in three years.
Captive-bred rare species of turtles to be released in Sunderbans
October 30, 2013 3:55 am
After successfully hatching critically endangered Batagur turtles in captivity,officials at the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) would release a batch of the hatchlings in the Sunderbans mid-2014.
R 2,000 for a 10-minute ride to see Kolkata from top
March 30, 2013 3:45 am
A private firm has come up with helicopter service for the tourists in Kolkata,who can take a 10-minute chopper ride to see the aerial views of city landmarks such as river Hooghly,Howrah Bridge,Victoria memorial.
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