Sambhar Salt Lake – A Grand RAMSAR Wetland Site
Sambhar Salt Lake is India’s largest saline lake and is the source of much of Rajasthan’s salt production. Named after Shakambari Mata, who’s temple is built in the banks of the lake, it is also called Shakambari Jheel. Annually the lake produces over 196,000 tonnes of clean salt every year, which is about 10% of […]
Keoladeo National Park – A Birdwatchers Paradise
Keoladeo National Park formerly Bharatpur bird sanctuary is a vast bird sanctuary and former royal game reserve in Rajasthan. Located south of city of Bharatpur, the national park’s woods and man-made wetlands are a huge protect area that is home to over 370 species of migratory and resident birds, including herons, painted storks, cormorants and […]
Wetlands of Punjab
Ramsar Convention and Wetlands Wetlands are the ecosystems infused with aquatic, semiaquatic as well as terrestrial characteristics. They are influenced to varying degrees by both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. They differ widely in character due to local and regional differences in climate, soils, topography, hydrology, water chemistry, vegetation and other factors. Depth and duration of […]
Travel to Kolleru Lake for Birds and Nature
Kolleru Lake also called Colair Lake, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh 15 kms away from the city of Eluru. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari deltas. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru streams, and is connected to […]
Kaziranga National Park – Home to One Horned Rhino
#Kaziranga is a protected #NationalPark in the northeast #Indian state of #Assam. Spread across the floodplains of the #Brahmaputra River, the National Park with its forests, wetlands and grasslands are home to variety of wild animals like tigers, elephants and the world’s largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. Rich in flora and fauna Ganges River […]
