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The Sundarban is an
important and unique natural resource endowment,
characterized by an extensive mangrove forest breeding
and nursery ground contiguous with a wide marine shelf
receiving significant freshwater discharge. It has a
potential for generating substantial benefit in the form
of income and economic growth for people using its
resources, particularly in the fisheries sector where
the Sundarban has a high comparative advantage for
brackish water fish production and costal marine
fisheries.
Sundarban
Development Board operates one Fishery Project at Jharkhali in
Basanti Block, 24-Parganas (S).
The project has a total area of 50 ha. but actual water
area under operation is 12 ha. |
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