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Volume : II, Issue : IX, October - 2012

Application Of Remote Sensing And Gis In Coastal Zone Management: A Case Study Of Sundarban, West Bengal

Arindam Chattopadhyay

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

The Sundarban mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India's Sundarban World Heritage site inscribed in 1987. The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests, and presents an excellent example of ongoing ecological processes. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species. During each monsoon season almost all the Bengal Delta is submerged, much of it for half a year. The sediment of the lower delta plain is primarily advected inland by monsoonal coastal setup and cyclonic events. One of the greatest challenges people living on the Ganges Delta may face in coming years is the threat of rising sea levels caused mostly by subsidence in the region and partly by climate change. Present paper attempts to find out the problems of Sundarban Delta and mitigation measures with the help of Satellite data.

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Arindam Chattopadhyay, (2012). Application Of Remote Sensing And Gis In Coastal Zone Management: A Case Study Of Sundarban, West Bengal. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. IX, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1470.pdf

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