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Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Kanjli Wetlands
Phone:
+91 76964 98085

Address:
Kapurthala, Punjab 144602, India

Kanjli Wetland, a man made Wetland, which subsumes the Kanjli Lake, located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab state in India, was created in 1870 by constructing the headworks across the perennial Bien River, a tributary of the Beas River to provide irrigation facilities to the hinterland. The rich biodiversity of the wetland comprising aquatic, mesophytic and terrestrial flora and fauna including some important species of plants and animals was recognized internationally by the Ramsar Convention in 2002 by designating the Kanjli Lake in the List of Wetlands of International Importance. In this context, it is reported that the Punjab State which has 14 wetlands covering an area of 225.76 km2 has the unique position of three of its wetlands viz., the Kanjli Wetland covering an area of 490 ha of which the Kanjli Lake water spread is 184 ha), the Harike Wetland and the Ropar Wetland chosen by the Ministry of Environment and Forest , Government of India for their conservation and management are now also included in the Ramsar list covering a total area of 5650 ha; Kanjli is upstream of Harike wetland located in the Beas river basin while the Ropar wetland is in the Roopnagar district.
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