KOLKATA, West Bengal: Himadri Sekhar Debnath, Chairman of West Bengal Biodiversity Board (WBBB), Government of West Bengal, stated that the state accounts for the highest number of Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) in the country with 10 such sites. “Bengal presently has 10 BHS, the highest in the country. There are 43 such BHS across India. The latest additions to this list are two sites from East Midnapore district — a two km stretch from Baghuran Jalpai to Birhampur and Haldir Char in Mahisada,” she said. Maharashtra and Tripura arein second, having five BHS each. Karnataka is third in the list having four BHS.
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