THE Birth of an island AND EXTENSION OF forest IN the sundarban area of the bay of bengal

(Step 2 & 3)

Step 2. Within 10-15 days, freshwater weeds like water hyacinths die due to excess salinity in the water. At the entering points of the Bay of Bengal there are no water hyacinths seen floating on the Channels. After complete decomposition of the living freshwater fauna, their residues and other river sediments are deposited on the bottom of the Bay of Bengal.

                                     (Photo: Mohammad Abdullah)

You may notice there are no water hyacinth floating in the river.

Step 3. 

A new-born island in the Bay of Bengal. Till the moment, no human being steps on this virgin island for cultivation or living.

(Photo: Mohammad Abdullah)