The Hindu·4 min read·medium
West Bengal Minister vows to restore mangroves lost to encroachments in Sundarbans
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Shiv Sahay Singh
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West Bengal's Environment Minister has pledged to restore mangrove forests in the Sundarbans that were cleared for illegal fish ponds. Experts are calling for a dedicated management authority to protect the region's biodiversity.
In the Sundarbans, hundreds of acres of mangrove forests have been lost to encroachments, including the construction of shallow fish ponds. West Bengal Environment and Forest Minister Manoj Kumar Oraon, who recently visited an island where over 100 hectares of mangroves have been encroached on, said on Friday that such areas would be restored.
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