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6.44<br />
percent of the embankments (around 3,00,000 meters) have enough space (at least 100 meters)<br />
strip of l<strong>and</strong> between itself <strong>and</strong> the riverbank which may be planted with mangrove saplings. Thus,<br />
Area available for planting mangrove saplings: 3,00,000 x 100 = 30000000 sq. meters. = 3000<br />
hectares. As per the estimate of the Sunderban Development Board, plantation of mangrove saplings<br />
costs around Rs. 6500 per hectare. Therefore,<br />
Cost of mangrove plantation: 3000 x 6500 = Rs. 1,95,00,000<br />
Apart from this, an additional area that would be available after retirement of the embankments (as<br />
given in Section 8.2) may be planted with mangrove saplings, at least on a part of the area, if not on<br />
the whole. Thus,<br />
Area available for planting mangrove saplings after retiring 55 kms of embankments is 1947<br />
hectares. Therefore,<br />
Cost of mangrove plantation: 1947 x 6500 = Rs. 1,26,55,500<br />
Thus the total cost of mangrove plantation comes to about Rs. 3,21,55,500, Say, Rs. 3 Crores.<br />
6.4.1. The process of making mangrove plantation from various seeds<br />
The following information regarding the growing of mangroves from seeds is included for<br />
completeness. This has been prepared from the note of Assistant Forest Officer, 24-Parganas South<br />
Division, Sundarban Development Board, West Bengal.<br />
1. Survey: Survey, Demarcation <strong>and</strong> also making map of the area of Mangrove plantation are<br />
made in February to March <strong>and</strong> through discussion is made with public arid members of<br />
panchyet about the purpose of mangrove plantation in the region so that the public are<br />
encouraged for protecting the Mangrove plantation.<br />
2. Soil Work: Soil work starts from April <strong>and</strong> continues till June. This includes:<br />
a) Digging contour trench of size 30cm x 30cm x length, 2 mt. apart <strong>and</strong> dug out soil is<br />
deposited on the upper side of the trench towards the river - embankment.<br />
b) Digging pits of size 30cm x 30cm x 30cm, 2mt apart in between contom trench. Alluvial<br />
soil is deposited in the pits & Trench during high tides <strong>and</strong> low-tides in the river & they<br />
become fit for sowing seeds.<br />
3. Seeds: Avicennia (alba,marina,officinalis) Bruguiera (Gyrnnorhiza, parviflora) Ceriops<br />
(dec<strong>and</strong>ra, tagal), Xylocarpus(Granatum, makongensis), Heritiera fomes, Phoenies