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Sunderbans climate change is flashpoint [1]

The Sunderbans, spreading across West Bengal and Bangladesh, is fast emerging as the climate change flashpoint of the globe. Despite the warning signals of increased frequency of cyclones and tidal floods, the West Bengal government has drawn up a massive project to expand the Haldia port which will directly impact the western Sunderbans region.

Environmentalists already complain against increasing oil spillage from vessels in and around the Mongia Port that are adversely affecting its biodiversity.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2012
Rashme Sehgal [2]
Asian Age (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Cyclones [4], Floods [5], Environmentalists [6], Bangladesh [7], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [8], India [9], CSE [10], Agriculture [11], Mangroves [12], Forests [13], Biodiversity [14], Climate Change [15], West Bengal [16]
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