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Darjeeling, the queen of hills and the Dooars region in North Bengal have long been promoted by the West Bengal government as ideal tourists spot for local as well as international tourists. The WB government is now planning to also promote the beaches on the Bay of Bengal and the heavenly Sundarbans. Sunderbans is a UNESCO heritage site and largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world spread across Bangladesh as well as West Bengal. The region is quite famous for its Royal Bengal tigers.
In order to realize its idea, the West Bengal government has drawn up plans for developing the beaches lining the Bay of Bengal and also the Sunderbans. The plan also includes the introduction of cruises on mechanized boats in the Sundarbans that has got a number of rivers criss-crossing it. It was further informed by the State Tourism Minister Manab Mukherjee that at Jharkhali near Sundarbans, up to six world class resorts are being developed. The tourist lodge of the state tourism board which is presently in a dilapidated state is also being renovated.
