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Sir Daniel Hamilton Trust at Gosaba.
goutammitra Says: Dear Friends this Christmas of 2004 we visited the famous Sunderbans- the home for the great Royal Bengal Tigers. This place is extending across the northern shore of the Bay of Bengal; the Sunderbans is the largest and most luxuriant estuarine forest in the world. This...
Close Encounter with Mother Nature- 6
goutammitra Says: After watching sunset in the evening and watching the moon in the night why should you escape the Sunrise? Let me tell you watching Sunrise at Sunderbans is a different experience altogether. Getting up at the dawn with the sound of chirping birds is a heavenly feeling for...
Hatania- Doania River Boat Cruise: Watching the Moon & cooking your own!
goutammitra Says: When you are in forest, one should not try to find out Night Spots, there is n't any! What do you do to spend time? Please find out ways to enjoy your evening like watching the moon changing phase, recite some poems, tell jokes to friends or indulge yourself in cooking, like...
goutammitra Says: If you are traveling alone or not taking conducted tour, you can also reach Sunderban easily.There is only one comfortable way to reach Sunderban is by road only. There are may Buses plying everyday from Esplanade Bus Terminus to Sonakhali, Basanti or Canning. It takes about...
Around Sunderbans by boat only!
goutammitra Says: The best way to explore Sunderban still remains by boat only. You have a choice of boats available from Sonakhali port. The govt ( WBTDC) run conducted tours has large boats and can accomodate more than 100 people, they are the safest. These days fully aircondioned ships are...
Bay of Bengal.: Buy Plenty of Fish in Sunderban
goutammitra Says: You can buy Honey, and other village products from the villagers but the best buy remains only fish and fish. You get fresh fish always where ever you travel in Sunderban, you shall find some fisherman catching something. He will be very willing to sell his catch as he...
City Folks dont' venture out from the boat!
goutammitra Says: Those who are from city and have not much of interaction with rain forests or jungle are advised to remain in their boat only while travelling to Sunderban. There may be snakes, Spiders, Leeches, pack of wild dogs just waiting for you. Besides it's better not venture in the...
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: Rivers of Sunderbans: There are many rivers in Sunderbans namely Matla, Vidyadhari, Hatania Doania, all have direct link with Bay Of Bengal. Naturally all of them are saline water rivers, some are as wide as a mile ( see pictures). The only means of transport is by boat. In...
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: Life in Sunderban is very difficult as most of the people are very poor and live in mud house or thachets. Since, there is not much to earn living in a concrete house is distant dream. Disasters like Cyclone ( rampant here), Hurricane leaves them in tatters. The Cyclone Aila...
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: Children waiting with bags for relief food, clothes, book and so on. But they are supposed to go to the school.
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: The distribution of Sarees and other clothes was by calling the names.
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: This was the way we distributed rice, milk powder, biscuits, potato & pulses. Our contacts have organised coupons through local volunteers ( Belong to Green Cap NGO). The villagers formed que, they maintained a register. Every person wes given at least 5/6kgs of rice, 2/300...
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: The relief boat and the relief material we took there.
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
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Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: The Wait.
Sunderban- Our Humble Effort to help-PII
goutammitra Says: The wait for relief.
goutammitra Says: The people of Sunderbans live in extreme difficult conditions with almost no employment, no job or business opportunity, almost no encouragement from the govt. their life is really really difficult. Look at the pictures they have risked their life to catch small fishes or...
goutammitra Says: If you are deciding to go to Sunderban on a boat trip, please carry your fishing gear with you. The river is full of fish you may even catch a few one. Be sure to use the correct rod and bait as these are salt water fish ( Sea Fish). We are used to fish in pond so we had...
Our Ordeal and heavy Rains at Sunderban
goutammitra Says: On return our ordeal started in Sunderban, since the evening was setting in, we needed to start early. We started at 5.45PM for our boat parket in the river. Just about that time we learnt that it was parked in the deep river and we have to walk a bit in mud. We had no idea...
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Watching Rare birds: It is possible and you should have a good zoom. Unfortunately I dont' have one. But I managed to take the first one from the boat. Try your...
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SUNDERBANS- THE HOME OF THE ROYAL BENGAL TIGER
The Typhoon Aila devastated Sunderban on May25'2009, after 3 years Sundarban is back again on it's track bubbling with activity. It has again become green, cultivation of agricultural land is back...
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