Letters to the editor
Save the Sundarbans
The Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest and a world heritage site. I read a report in TDS published on 14th September which revealed how this precious forest is gradually disappearing. I would like to urge the government to take the following measures to protect the Sundarbans:
1) Ban shrimp cultivation in the adjacent areas of the Sundarbans.
2) Stop leasing out 'Khas' lands adjacent to the Sundarbans.
3) Punish those engaged in the destruction of the forest by building settlements deep into the forest and cutting down trees illegally.
5) And finally, find and punish the corrupt forest officials who are patronising all these illegal works.
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