Sunday 27 October 2013

WETLANDS OF PUNJAB:

1.Harike Wetland also known as “Hari-ke-Pattan”, with the Harike Lake (fresh water lake) in the deeper part of it, is the largest wetland in northern India in the Tarn Taran Sahib district of Punjab and is situated at the confluence of the Beas and Satluj. The wetland was declared as a Wild Life Sanctuary in 1999 with an extended area of 86 sq.km. It was decalared a Ramsar site by the International Body of Wetlands under the UNDP in 1990.


2.Ropar Wetland, also named Ropar Lake (fresh water lake), is a man-made freshwater riverine and lacustrine wetland. This important ecological zone is located in the Shivalik foothills of the Lower Himalayas and was created in 1952 on the Sutlej River. Considering the wetland's diverse and rich biodiversity, Ramsar Convention has included Ropar Wetland (listed as Ropar Lake) as one of the Ramsar sites.


3.Kanjli Wetland is a man made Wetland, which subsumes the Kanjli Lake (fresh water lake), located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab state in India, was created in 1870. It was recognized internationally by the Ramsar Convention in 2002.

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