India has designated the Haiderpur wetland, which is about 10 km from Bijnor, as the country’s 47th Ramsar site and 2,463rd Ramsar site internationally. The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change posted the information on Twitter on 9 December.
Uttar Pradesh is now 9 Ramsar site wetlands. The wetland has also been identified under Namami Gange, a central flagship, as a model wetland along the Ganga. With this, there are now a total of 47 such designated areas in the country.
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About Haiderpur wetland
Haiderpur wetland is one of the largest human-made wetland that was formed in 1984 after the construction of Madhya Ganga Barrage. The biodiversity here attracts birds. Exotic birds reach here by crossing the hills of Mongolia. The region is fed by the Ganges and its tributary Solani river, constituting an area of 6908 hectares on the Muzaffarnagar-Bijnor border between the Ganges and the Solani River.It is a part of Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary. The wetland lies in the strategic Central Asian Flyway which is as an important stop over site for the winter migratory birds. The wetland is home to over 320 species of birds, which includes many globally threatened species.
Originally published at https://www.crackyourtarget.com on December 11, 2021.
