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Posted 16 Aug 2024

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Wetland

Specifications

Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)

  • Nanjarayan Lake a large shallow wetland named after King Nanjarayan (who restored and repaired it). 
  • It depends on heavy rain water flow from Nallar drainage.
  • Acts as feeding and nesting habitat for resident and migratory birds; water source for agricultural purpose.

Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)

  • Brackish shallow lake located on Coromandel Coast in North of Pondicherry. 
  • Connected to Bay of Bengal by brackish Uppukalli creek and Yedayanthittu Estuary.
  • Lies in Central Asian Flyway of migratory species.
  • Breeding ground for birds, fish; source for aquifer recharge; houses highly degraded mangrove patches containing Avicennia species

Tawa Reservoir (Madhya Pradesh)

  • Located inside Satpura Tiger Reserve and borders Satpura National Park and Bori Wildlife Sanctuary.
  • Constructed at confluence of Tawa and Denwa rivers.
    • River Tawa (left bank tributary of Narmada River) originates from Mahadeo Hills. 
    • Rivers Malanni, Sonbhadra and Nagdwari are major tributaries of reservoir.

About Wetland               

  • An area of land that is saturated with water.
  • Wetland must meet at least 1 of 9 criteria like regularly supports 20,000 or more water birds, or conserving biological diversity etc.
  • Now, total Ramsar Sites in India is 85. Tamil Nadu has maximum Ramsar Sites.
  • Tags :
  • Ramsar Sites
  • Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary
  • Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary
  • Tawa Reservoir
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