SUNDARBANS MANGROVE FOREST

Sundarbans is the largest intact mangrove forest in the coastal saline environment, which is the seaward boundary of the largest watershed in the world. This forest is located at the estuary of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra and extends across Bangladesh and West Bengal in India. Sundarbans spread over 10,000 square kilometers and has 6,017 square kilometers in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Sundarbans are a web of small islands with ocean currents, mudflats and salinity of mangrove forests. 31.1 percent of the total forest area, i.e. 1,874 square kilometers, consists of river channels, creeks, and water bodies. The forest is known to be home to numerous species of animals, including the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, birds, chitra deer, crocodiles, etc. According to the survey, there are now 500 tigers and 30,000 blackbucks in the Sundarbans area. On May 21, 1992, Sundarbans was recognized as a Ramsar site.

"Sunderbans" literally means "beautiful forest" or "beautiful woodland". Sundarbans may be named after the beautiful trees that grow there in abundance. Other possible explanations are that it may have been named "sea forest" or "moon forest". From -bandhe (bandhe)" (ancient aboriginal). But it is generally assumed that the Sundarbans got its name from the Sundari tree.

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