West Bengal seeks WB fund for Sundarbans
The West Bengal government has sought funds from the World Bank for the development and restructure of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday said, “We have told the WB that we have to get the money. Experts of the bank have already visited the Sundarbans, which witnessed a devastating cyclone Aila. We will get funds from the bank.”
Bhattacharjee told this to a Left Front rally at Kultali in South 24 Parganas district. Cyclone Aila ravaged large parts of the West Bengal's delta region in 2009. Nearly three lakh families were affected in South 24 Parganas in the wake of the cyclone.
“We will build infrastructure that will help the people of the Sundarbans combat cyclones like Aila. We will set up long dams that will save houses during cyclones,” said the chief minister of Indian state.
“For that land has already been acquired. We need more money.” Bhattacharjee said bridges and roads were being constructed in the region. “We will carry out more works if more fund is ensured.”
He claimed that it was the Left Front government in West Bengal, which provided leasehold of land to the poor.
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