The Mangrove Canopy Walk itself is a tribute to the ingenuity of the staff of the Baratang Forest Division, of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration. The “walk” begins on a narrow bamboo bridge 240 metres long, winding its way through thick mangroves. The information on a board instruction “Mangrove canopy walkway is designed in such a way that neither any mangrove branch was pruned nor any tree felled during the construction of the path. One can get well acquainted with various aspects of mangroves, its morphology, salt water adaptations and its services while walking on this path.” According to another hoarding, “the free services” rendered by mangrove swamps were “flood control, trapping of silt, storm breakers and coastal protection barriers”. The mangrove canopy walk, the information boards in Hindi and English, eco huts, sit-outs and chairs formed part of ‘an open interpretation centre to provide information on mangroves.