Multiple choice

“Monoculture of commercially viable trees is destroying the unique natural profile. Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm cultivation, destruction of mangroves, illegal logging by tribals and poaching only compounds the problem. Fresh water pockets are drying up fast due to deforestation and destruction of mangroves.” The place referred to in this quotation is

  1. Sundarbans

  2. Kerala coast

  3. Odisha coast

  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Explanation

The quotation refers to the Sundarbans of West Bengal. Sundarbans is famous for mangrove forest and tiger population. It is present at the delta region of Ganga. Sundarbans is world’s largest delta.