Sunderbans, the largest mangrove belt of the world, is a famous heritage declared by UNESCO in the year 1987. The belt forms part of 24 Paragons which was ceded to the East India Company by a treaty of 1757 which subsequently became the Jagir of Lord Clive. Sunderbans falls a little south of tropic of cancer. Up to August, 1947 the Indian Part of Sunderbans was under erstwhile Sunderban division w
ith headquarters at Khulna District, now in Bangladesh.
Sunderbans covers a total area of 9630 Sq kms. Rivers namely Kalindi, Ichhamati, Raimangal and Haribhanga are dividing the two countries i.e, India and Bangladesh. The midstream of these rivers is mutually agreed as International Boundary. 60% of Sunderbans area falls in Bangladesh and 40% in India. It is the only mangrove Tiger land in the world, famous for its flora and fauna.
Sunderbans Tiger Reserve occupies a major part of the Indian Sunderbans. Of the total forested area of 4263 sq kms of Indian Sunderban, a total of 2585 sq km has been designated as Sunderbans Tiger Reserve w.e.f. 23.12.1973.
At a glance about the Sunderbans:
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Sunderbans covers a total area of 9630 Sq kms. Rivers namely Kalindi, Ichhamati, Raimangal and Haribhanga are dividing the two countries i.e, India and Bangladesh. The midstream of these rivers is mutually agreed as International Boundary. 60% of Sunderbans area falls in Bangladesh and 40% in India. It is the only mangrove Tiger land in the world, famous for its flora and fauna.
Sunderbans Tiger Reserve occupies a major part of the Indian Sunderbans. Of the total forested area of 4263 sq kms of Indian Sunderban, a total of 2585 sq km has been designated as Sunderbans Tiger Reserve w.e.f. 23.12.1973.
At a glance about the Sunderbans:
- Total area of Sunderbans: 9630 Sq Kms
- Mangrove Forest: 4263 Sq Kms
- Declared as Sunderban National Park in 1984
- Declared World Heritage site in 1987
- Declared Biosphere Reserve of earth in 1989
- The wildlife includes Olive Ridley Turtles, Estuarine crocodiles, cheetahs, wild boars, different kinds of fishes, dolphins, monitor lizards, otters,the King Cobra, various types of kingfishers, herons, green bee-eaters, sun birds, whistling teals and many other birds that adorn the trees and mangroves of Sunderbans.
