India, Jan. 7 -- Recently, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav criticised West Bengal for mismanaging development in the Sundarbans,

He called for a tourism boost in the area.

State ministers countered, blaming the central government for withholding necessary funds.

Experts emphasised the need for responsible tourism to protect the delicate ecosystem.

The climate change-battered Sundarbans finds itself amid a developmental debate as several frontline ministers of the West Bengal government countered a Union minister's claim that the state government has mismanaged the development process in the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site.

Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Bhupender Yadav, at the sidelines of a national ...