BFD starts work in Sundarbans to assess damages

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KHULNA, Nov 11, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) has
started work in the Sundarbans to assess the damages caused by the cyclonic storm
“Bulbul” to the world’s largest mangrove forest.

“Employees of 63 camps of the Bangladesh Forest Department are working in the
Sundarbans to assess the trail of devastation left behind by cyclone Bulbul .
. . We will get a primary idea about the damage in the next two or three
days,” said Divisional Forest Officer (East) Mahmudul Hasan.

He said tourists were not allowed to visit Sundarbans today.

Besides the forest, some camps, pontoons, walkways and jetties were
damaged in the cyclone but there was no report of deaths of wildlife so far,
he added.