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…………Get Lost Amidst the Splendour and Beauty of Sagar Island

Sagar Island, popularly known as Gangasagar is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the continental

shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata, capital city of West Bengal.

Sagar island is a part of Sundarban natural area but it does not have any tiger habitation. It has small patches

of mangrove forests and small river tributaries as is the characteristic of the overall Sunderban delta.

Unforgettable Sagar Island ensures a unique opportunity to watch and feel the serene beauty of the island

surrounded by the sea and rivers dotted with several small creeks. Kolkata Port Trust has a pilot station and a

light house at Beguakhali beckons the tourists. A short weekend trip to the island is a must for the nature

lovers.

Gangasagar or Sagardwip, is a place of Hindu pilgrimage. Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti (14

January), hundreds of thousands of Hindus gather to take a holy dip at the confluence of river Ganges and

Bay of Bengal and offer prayers (puja) in the Kapil Muni Temple.

Makar Sankranti marks the date in the Indian winter solstice when the sun enters Capricorn, heads north -

always auspicious—and the days begin to get longer. It’s also the last day of the Bengali month of Poush

Makar Sankranti is the only Indian festival that is celebrated according to the solar, as opposed to the lunar

calendar.

Marine & Mangrove Educational Ecotourism at Sagar Island

Organized by

Susma Devichoudhurani Marine Biological Research Institute -3 Days & 2 Nights-

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Schedule of Journey*

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1ST DAY Start at morning from Sodepur by bus : 07:00am Breakfast : 09:00am Reach at Kakdweep Ghat : 11:00am Harwood jetty Point : 11:30 am Kachuberia jetty ghat : 12:10pm Hotel by car : 01:30pm Lunch : 02:30pm Kapil Munir Mandir Prangan : 05:30pm

2nd DAY Sea beach at : 05:30am Breakfast : 07:00am Cheemaguri Creek by boat : 09:30am Lunch : 01:00pm Sagar Mohana+Light house : 03:30pm Watch Sunset Back to Mandir Prangan : 05:30pm (Tea time) Back to Hotel : 07:00pm Dinner : 09:00pm

3rd DAY Beach Survey at : 06:00am Breakfast : 08:30am Get ready for return : 10:00am Mandirtala : 11:00am Kachuberia Ghat : 12:30pm Kakdweep Ghat : 01:15pm Start for Kolkata : 01:30pm Lunch : 02:00pm to 03:00pm Start for Sodepur : 03:30pm Reach at Sodepur : 07:30pm.

* Programme schedule may be changed according to the situation

Thank you…….

Contact address:

Professor Amalesh Choudhury, Secretary S D Marine Biological Research Institute, Sagar Island

Phone: 033- 2565 0305 (L), +91 9433974593 (M); Email: amalesh_choudhury@yahoo.com