New BHSs in West Bengal

April 24, 2023

West Bengal has notified four new Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS):
- Char Balidanga and state Horticulture Research and Development Station campus in Deypara.
- Char Balidanga comprises two islands on the Hooghly with tropical riverine vegetation of tall grasses and swampy flat lands.
- Namthing Pokhar: It is a Himalayan natural wetland.
- Amkhoi Fossil Park: It has unique geological and paleo-botanical features and is the first wood fossil park in West Bengal.
BHS are areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems having rich biodiversity.