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Fig. 7.37
Women folk collecting mangrove leaves for cattle fodder
Fig. 7.38
Location of
Nayachar Island in the
upper stretch of Hugli
River
undertaken by Calcutta Port Trust in early 1990s
to stabilize the island and increase the draft of the
adjacent navigational
mangrove species were planted inside and along
the border of the island on geo-jute matrix and
within a span of 2 years excellent growth of the
channel. Eleven true
