It is not just humans but the royal Bengal Tigers of the Sunderbans have also been badly affected by cyclone Aila. Their habitat, the mangrove forests lying in 24 parganas district, faced the maximum wrath of the cyclone.
The Minister for Sunderban Affairs Kanti Ganguly has confirmed to NDTV that at least 400 acres of the mangroves have been affected. Sources have told us that tiger conservation personnel are out assessing the damage.
A tiger has apparently been rescued in the Sajnakhali area.
The field heads are out to survey damage. The bigger crisis is that nearly 60-70 member field staff of wildlife dept and Sunderbans project etc is reportedly trapped without food and water.
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