Oparajito Sundarban - Sundarban aftar Sidr

Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh late Thursday, ripped through the southwestern coast, brought winds of over 220 km/h (150mph) and a tidal surge of several metres, killing over thousands of people and demolishing houses, crops, vegetables and plants alike along its trail of devastation over an area of thousands of sqkm. The cyclonic storm of hurricane strength, Sidr, was one of the 10 fiercest cyclones that hit the region of Bangladesh in the 131 years between 1876 and 2007.
The largest mangrove forest of the world, the Sundarbans and its biodiversity including plants and wildlife suffered immense losses. The cyclone Sidr, with a ferocious wind force of over 220 km/h, hit the eastern parts of the forest, especially the Chandpai and Sarankhola range including the Kochikhali, Kotka, Hiron Point, and the Dublarchar, leaving a trail of severe devastation. It is predicted that much of the wildlife and plants of the Sundarbans might have been washed away by the tidal surge. The uprooted trees and destroyed houses on the edge of the forest are reminiscent of the devastation brought to the forest by the cyclone of 1988. The damage done to the forest by Sidr with its seven feet high tidal surge accompanied with a wind speed of over 220 kmph might be much worse than it was in 1988. According to official records, nine tigers and several hundred deer perished when a six feet high tidal surge accompanied by 160 kmph wind hit the Sundarbans in 1988. Several newspapers published photographs of the corpses of deer, tigers and other wildlife.
Many wildlife including, royal bengal tigers, deer, crocodiles, wild boars, monkeys, snakes, birds and many species of plants might have been washed away and perished under the weight of uprooted trees of the world natural heritage site. The Sidr practically ruined the beauty of the Sundarbans and cause immense loss. In recent times more than 400 tigers and hundreds of deer were spotted in the Sundarbans.