THE BIRTH OF AN ISLAND AND EXTENSION OF FOREST IN THE SUNDARBAN AREA OF THE BAY OF BENGAL

(Steps 9,10,11 and 12)

Step 9. 

New shoots are emerging from the root system and acquiring more spaces.

Step 10. 

Grasses are growing more and acquiring spaces all over the island @ 360^o horizontally.

Step 11.

At last the green gasses have covered almost all over the new island.

Step 12. 

By this time, other species of salinity tolerant plantlets come through water streams to occupy the island. Some Sundari plantlets are seen germinating here.