Stage 5 review

Keti Bounder South Wildlife Senctuary
Keti Bunder is 230 square km protected area at the outflow of Indus river into Arabian sea. The name was given by formerly port and commercial city Keli Bunder. It lies 200 km south of Karachi. The major source of livehood is fishing. Natural reserves is important place due to its floral diversity, fisheries, wildlife, marine mammals and as birds area.

Indus River
River which originated in the Tibetan Plateau, and with the length of 3.180 km is one of the longest river in Asia. The river was known to the ancient Indians in Sanskrt as Sindhu. Sindhu means “large body of water, sea or ocean”. The name of India was given by Indus river. India is a Greek and Latin term for “the country of the River Indus”. Total drainage area is 1.165.000 km2 (for 82 Slovenia) and the annual flow is 243 km3, twice that of the Nile River. The river, already mentioned by Alexander the Great, is nowadays the main area of farming and food production in Pakistan. In the recent history has a great geostrategic role and it is a constant subject of a disagreement between India and Pakistan.

Bhopal
On the night of 2-3 December 1984, Bhopal has become known as the “Bhopal gas tragedy” due to gas leak incident in the pesticide plant. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas which is highly toxic substance. More than 3.900 people immediately was death and 8.000 people died within two weeks, another 8.000 died from gas-related diseases. Total number of injured people was more 500,000.

Sundarbans National Park
The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta in India. On the Bangladesh side is the Sundarban Forest Reserve. National Park is a UNESCO world heritage site since 1987. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forest and it is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. Furthermore is home of numerous birds, reptiles and invertebrate species including the salt-water crocodile.

Chittagong
Chittagong is a major coastal seaport and the second largest financial city in Bangladesh. It is the capital of the Chittagong Division in south-eastern Bangladesh. The natural harbor of Chittagong is an ancient gateway to the region of Bengal. In 1760, Chittagong became the chief port of Eastern Bengal and Assam under the British Raj, as well as a hub of railways. Modern Chittagong is an important economic hub in South Asia with more than 4,000,000 inhabitants.