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The West Bengal forest department has begun restoring 1,600 hectares of illegally encroached mangrove forest in the Sundarbans by demolishing unauthorised fisheries and replanting saplings. Authorities are also investigating an alleged nexus involving fish farm owners, politicians and corrupt officials

The Green India Challenge's mangrove plantation drive in the Sundarbans has recorded a high survival rate, with saplings growing up to three feet tall. Organisers said the project highlights the value of scientific monitoring, community participation and long-term ecological restoration.

On the 72nd birthday of BRS chief and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, a large-scale plantation drive was organised in the Sundarbans delta. Led by former Rajya Sabha MP J Santosh Kumar under the Green India Challenge, 10,000 mangrove saplings were planted to strengthen coastal resilience and biodiversity.

In a rare show of acceptance, two young women from West Bengal’s Sundarbans married at a village temple with full rituals and community support. The same-sex wedding, though lacking legal sanction, drew villagers’ blessings and symbolised quiet defiance rooted in love

Urgent, inclusive reforms are essential to bridge policy gaps and safeguard both nature and vulnerable communities

As part of its eighth edition, the Green India Challenge planted 2,000 mangrove saplings in the Sundarbans to strengthen coastal resilience and biodiversity. The initiative, supported by Purbasha Eco Helpline Society and Igniting Minds, also pledged 1 lakh trees across India.

Communities close to nature must be at the centre of our actions as there cannot be one-size-fits-all approach

The Sundarbans is also an ecologically fragile and climatically vulnerable region that is home to over 45 lakh people.