SCIENCE HHW

Made By Avighna Srivastava 8C

City – Gangasagar/Sundarbans
 Vistara And Climate
◦ Sunderbans is a very humid area, due to its proximity to the Bay of Bengal. Summers in
Sunderbans start from March and continue until May. It is usually very hot during summers,
when the mercury can soar up to 42 degrees C. On the other hand, winters in the area are very
cool, when the temperature drops to around 9.2 degrees C. The maximum temperature during
winters doesn’t go beyond 30 degrees C. Sunderbans receives heavy rainfall, from mid-June to
mid-September
 Flora And Fauna
◦ The Sunderbans offer a unique ecosystem and a rich wildlife habitat. As per the 2011 tiger census, the
Sunderbans had around 270 tigers. Frequent tiger attacks take place in the Sunderbans. Other than the
star highlight of the Sunderbans, the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger, there is more wildlife found.
Surrounded by mangroves, the Sunderbans offer habitat to a variety of species like crabs, small fishes,
crabs, shrimps and more. Other than these, one can spot fauna like wild boars, fishing cats, macaques,
common grey mongooses, foxes, jungle cats, flying foxes, pangolins, and spotted deer at the Sunderbans.
 Food in Sundarbans
◦ Sundarbans has not stand alone restaurants or signature cuisine available for the travelers. The only
option is the resorts and guesthouses in and around the Sundarbans that serve almost all kinds of cuisine
for the tourists. The Sunderban Tiger Camp is an excellent place to enjoy wholesome dining delicacies
along with a variety of fresh fish dishes. Moreover the restaurant at the Sundar Chital hotel is also a nice
place to enjoy various local and seafood delicacies.
 Soil In Sunderbans
◦ In places soils are semi-solid and poorly consolidated.
◦ Soil is in general medium textured; sandy loam, silt loam or clay loam. The grain size distribution is
highly variable. Silt loam is the dominant textural class.
◦ It contains different types of soils such as silty clay loam, sandy clay and loams, swampy and marshy
soil. The soil is oxygen deficient and nitrogen content is also low. Soil pH is more or less acidic ranging
between 5.4 to 7.8.
 Languages, Festivals etc..
◦ The Teesta tea and tourism festival is celebrated to mainly promote tourism. This tourism
is jointly organized by the West Bengal Tourism, Sikkim Tourism and the Darjeeling Gorkha
Hill Council. This tourism is supported by the India tourism, hotels of Sikkim and also
tourist organizations. Tourism will benefit all these people in some or the other way. The
people will come from different parts of the world and Foreign exchange will increase that
helps the country financially. There are lots of Tea Gardens in Sikkim and the nature is
enchanting here.

◦ Languages Spoken-
◦ Hindi
◦ English
◦ Bengali