With the unique Biosphere Reserve & World Heritage site, plethora of potentials and problems, Sundarban draws universal attraction. The Sundarban region symbolizes the eternal global dilemma / conflict between developmental and ecological values. Sundarban Development Board was constituted in 1973 to meet these challenges covering 16 Police Station of South and North 24 Parganas districts in the State of West Bengal. It was placed then under the Sundarban Area Branch of the Development & Planning Department. In January 1994, a new Department viz. Sundarban Development Department was created to give an impetus to the Development Efforts and the Sundarban Development Board has been placed under the Department. Sundarban Development Board is committed to the cause and continuing its constructive works through concerted & collective endeavors of all concerned and is trying to augment the resource base through matching increase in budgetary allocation by the State Government.