Sundarbans district is a proposed district to be created in the Indian state of West Bengal. The district would be carved out from the existing South 24 Parganas district. The district headquarters would be Jaynagar.
History
In November 2015, the Government of West Bengal announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Sundarbans district will be created from thirteen community development blocks namely Jaynagar I, Jaynagar II, Mathurapur I, Mathurapur II, Kultali, Canning I, Canning II, Basanti, Gosaba, Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima and Sagar in South 24 Parganas district. In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.
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