The coasts and oil vessels of the Sundarbans, one after the other, sinking. As a result, the environmental and biodiversity threats of the Sundarbans and adjoining areas threaten chemical reaction of coal and fuel oil. The most threatened is the Irrawaddy Dolphin.
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Delphine im Ganges Bangladesch (Rubaiyat Mansur)
The cargo vessel MV Vilas drowned along with seven hundred tons of coal at around 3:00 pm on Sunday in the animal channel of Mongla Harebariya area of Sundarbans. The cargo vessel was supposed to go to Mirpur in Dhaka with a coal from a foreign vessel in Anbarbara-06 number.
Two rescue vessels reached the spot to rescue the ship carrying the coal. However, Harbar Master Commander of the Mongla Port, Oliullah, said that it could take 7-8 days to drag the ship.
On Monday, senior officials of the Sundarbans Eastern Forest Department and the Department of Environment visited the site. Emdadul Haque, Assistant Director of Bagerhat Environment Department, said, "The water depth was 12 ft when the tide was low. Water samples have been collected from there. It can be examined by examining Khulna lab. "And Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Eastern Sundarbans division of Bagerhat said. Mahmud Hassan said that the pressure of the concerned forest department continued to remove the sinking cargo as soon as possible. One member of the committee has constituted the forest department to ascertain the extent of the loss of the Sundarbans in this case. "
'It damages the aquatic animals and the environment for a long time'
Khulna University Environmental Science Professor. Abdullah Harun Chowdhury said to Deutsche Welle, "There are many harmful heavy metals, including chilli, chromium, mercury, cadmium, aluminium, which have long been in nature. It is a long time to damage the aquatic animals and the environment. And due to the tide of water, it spread to a wide area. As far as the place goes, there is a negative impact on the life cycle of the aquatic animals and fish in the area. Some animals die. Some of the breeding is hampered. Reproduction of fish or aquatic species can be lost. Maybe the fish lay eggs, but it does not cause the baby to grow. "
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He said, "Because the water is contaminated, this chemical spreads on the nearby forest soil. As a result, the reproduction of all the kindergarten trees, such as beautiful animals, animals and dhruples, is interrupted. These trees are going to extinction. They do not have new trees from their fruit or seeds. The seeds are rotten.