Sundarbans
Coverage of Sundarbans in the Nexus archive.
- CM Suvendu Adhikari meets victims of Sundarbans Trawler capsize, calls for stepping up disaster management preparedness
CM Suvendu Adhikari met with victims of the Sundarbans trawler capsize and emphasized the need to enhance disaster management preparedness.
- Coast Guard arrests four arms smugglers off Sundarbans
The Coast Guard arrested four arms smugglers near the Sundarbans and recovered a cache of illegal weapons. The operation was conducted in coordination with the Sunderbans Forest Department and intelligence agencies.
- As BSF mulls 90-km Sundarbans fence, security clashes with ecology
The Border Security Force (BSF) is considering a 90-km fence in the Sundarbans mangrove forests along the Indo-Bangladesh border to prevent infiltration. The proposal highlights tensions between security measures and ecological concerns.
- In a first, marshy Sundarbans to get fenced soon; BSF to expedite work with other govt depts.
The Sundarbans, a marshy region, will soon be fenced for the first time. The Border Security Force (BSF) will expedite the work with other government departments, though 71 km of the border is contiguous with the Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected area where construction is prohibited.
- One more body found from tragic trawler in Sundarbans; Death toll rises to 10
Another body has been found from a trawler incident in the Sundarbans, raising the death toll to 10. Five fishermen remain missing from the vessel that disappeared off the coast on July 2.