Why are the sundarbans being destroyed?

Question

Why are the sundarbans being destroyed?

Answer 1

About one fourth of the four lakh plus hectares of forest area of the world heritage site, the Sundarbans, has been damaged by Cyclone Sidr, according to a primary assessment of the forest department.

“One fourth of the Sundarbans forest area has been damaged by the cyclone. Eight to ten percent of the forest has been damaged completely, and those trees will not regrow, while fifteen percent has been partly damaged, a part of which will regrow,” said a forest official, requesting anonymity. He also said including the water bodies, the area of the Sundarbans is six lakh hectares.