India, Bangladesh to work jointly on Sunderbans

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NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (BSS): India and Bangladesh will launch a joint programme, the first such in South Asia, to save the Sunderbans from the onslaught of climate change.
The Sunderbans, a world heritage site, is spread over 10,000 kilometres in the two countries, and is home to several hundred tigers and half of rare mangrove varieties found in India, has been facing the risk of disappearance because of climate change induced rising sea levels, media report said.
"There will be a joint forum between India and Bangladesh for protection of the Sunderbans ecosystem that spreads from India to Bangladesh," Indian Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh told the Hindustan Times.
Ramesh and his Bangladeshi counterpart Dr Hasan Mahmud will launch the joint programme in Kolkata next week.