Question

Hich of the following indian states/ut has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the country ? options a) west bengal b) orissa west bengal west bengal followed by gujarat & andaman and nicobar. c) andaman and nicobar d) gujarat next question

Answer 1

West Bengal................,

Answer 2

The correct answer is option a - West Bengal.

The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, located in the Ganges River delta in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. According to 2013 report, West Bengal had a mangrove cover area of 2,097 km².

The Bhitarkanika Mangroves Forest of Odisha, by the Bay of Bengal, is India's second largest mangrove forest.

The other major mangals or mangrove forests occur on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the Baratang Island Mangroves swamp and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat.