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NGT Demands Long-Term Strategy for Sundarbans Erosion, Ghoramara Island Shrinks

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News18•19-02-2026, 13:45

NGT Demands Long-Term Strategy for Sundarbans Erosion, Ghoramara Island Shrinks

•National Green Tribunal (NGT) expresses serious concern over rapid land erosion in the Sundarbans, particularly Ghoramara Island.
•NGT directs authorities to prepare a detailed, long-term protection plan, stating temporary measures are insufficient.
•A news report highlighted that nearly 40% of Ghoramara Island could disappear by 2042, prompting suo motu action.
•West Bengal government cites natural changes, rising sea levels, cyclones, and reduced sediment supply as causes.
•Geological Survey of India data shows Indian Sundarbans lost over 250 sq km between 1969-2019; Ghoramara shrank from 8.59 to 3.83 sq km.

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