Hi Mickey

The Sundarbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. It is dominated by mangrove forests and gets its name from the Sundari (Heritiera foams) trees. Situated at the mouths of the Ganges, Sunderban spreads over 54 islands and two countries (India's West Bengal and Bangladesh) and is part of the world's largest delta region. Sunderban covers an area of 4262 sq. kms in India. The Sunderban Tiger Project was started in 1974 and has an area of 2585 sq. kms. The core area is 1330 sq. kms and is a national forest and UNESCO world heritage site. Sunderban is home to the largest number of wild tigers in the world.

Sundarbans is accessible only by riverine waterways. From Kolkata there are suburban train to Canning from Sealdah and buses from Esplanade & Babu Ghat to Namkhana, Raidighi, Sonakhali and Najat from where Motor launch services are available for Sundarbans.

Thanks n regards

Suparn@

Answered by Suparna , an ibibo Master, at 11:49 AM on October 07, 2008