News Excerpt:
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh, organized a national event at Sirpur Lake, Indore to celebrate World Wetlands Day (WWD) 2024.
Theme:
- The theme of WWD-2024 is ‘Wetlands and Human Wellbeing’ which underscores the critical role wetlands play in enhancing our lives.
About Sirpur Lake, Indore:
- Sirpur Wetland is a human-made wetland that has stabilized and acquired near-natural characteristics in the last two centuries.
- Commonly named Pakshi Vihar (bird sanctuary), the Site is a shallow, alkaline, nutrient-rich lake that floods during the monsoon to a maximum depth of two metres.
- It boasts a wealth of plants and animals including threatened species: it supports some 175 terrestrial plant species, six macrophytes, 30 natural and cultured fish species, eight reptiles, and amphibians.
- Waterbirds congregate during the winter season; the Site supports 130 bird species in all, including residents and migrants such as common pochard (Aythya ferina), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), and Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia).
- Sirpur Wetland provides surrounding communities with fisheries and medicinal plants and acts as a buffer against flooding while helping to regulate the local microclimate.
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