ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY PART -3

Among the given options, Sundarbans National Park

shares its border with Bangladesh. It is situated in

the delta of Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna. Its

territory falls across India and Bangladesh.

Sundari trees (Heritiera fomes) are primarily found

in the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest delta formed

by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and

Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal spread across

Bangladesh and India.

Among the given options, Sundarbans National Park

shares its border with Bangladesh. It is situated in

the delta of Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna. Its

territory falls across India and Bangladesh.

Sundari trees (Heritiera fomes) are primarily found

in the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest delta formed

by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and

Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal spread across

Bangladesh and India.

Ans. (c)

Mangroves are plants that have respiratory roots They are found in coastal backwaters, estuaries, alkaline swamps, and marshy plains of tropical and subtropical regions. They possess a remarkable ability to absorb alkalis. As per ISFR-2021, the mangroves cover 4992 sq km in India. They are spread over an area which is 0.15% of the country's total geographical area

Coringa is a beautiful mangrove forest area where the Godavari joins the backwaters of the Bay of Bengal. It is the second-largest mangrove forest area in India after the Sundarbans.

In 1972, the West Bengal Forest Department acknowledged its failures in reviving the degraded Sal forests in the southwestern districts of the state,

The name 'Champaran' is derived from the combination of Champa and Aranya. Champa means Magnolia and Aranya means forest. It came into the limelight in the year 1917 when Gandhiji started his Satyagrah at Champaran.

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in the state of Meghalaya. It is included in the list of protected biospheres by UNESCO.

The Western Ghats of India and the Eastern Himalayas both are considered ecological hotspots in the given options.

The Gadgil Committee was constituted under Madhav Gadgil's chairmanship to assess the Western Ghats' ecology and biodiversity. The Gadgil Committee had proposed three eco-sensitive zones for the Western Ghats. In addition, recommendations were submitted by this committee for a ban on genetically modified farming, phased disposal of plastic bags in three years, prohibition of setting up of new special economic zones, etc.

There are ten bio-geographical areas in India which are as follows (1) Trans Himalayan region, (ii) Himalayan region, (iii) Desert area, (iv) semi-arid regions, (v) Western Ghats region, (vi) Deccan Plateau Region, (vii) Gangetic plain area, (viii) North Eastern Region, (ix) Coastal area and (x) Island area near the coastline .