Attempt to salvage green pride in Sunderbans
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23/07/2003
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Statesman (Kolkata)
Where have all the Sundari trees gone? You won't find them in the Sunderbans anymore. Ironically, the tree which gives the mangrove forest its name is facing extinction. The West Bengal state forest department, in a desperate attempt to save the Sundari trees, plans to dig ponds and deep tubewells to increase the flow of sweet water needed for their survival.