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Wetland conservation: Issues and application
| Bihar |
Bhagalpur , E. Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Vaishali. |
| Gujrat |
Surat, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Sabarkantha. |
| Jammu& Kashmir |
Baramulla, Jammu, Ladakh. |
| Karnataka |
Bellary, Shimoga, Raichur,North Kanara,Chitradurga, Chikmalgore, Belgaum |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Jabalpur, Raipur, Mandsaur, Bilaspur, Morena,Durg,Raison,Datia. |
| Rajasthan |
Barmer, Bhilwara, Chitttorgarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jodhpur,
Nagaur, Pali, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Udaipur, Bharatpur. |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Bahraich, Hardoi, Lalitpur, Mirzapur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Unnao. |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Warangal, Visakhapatnam, Prakasam, Nizamabad, Nellore, Guntur,
Cuddappa, Anantpuri, Adilabad. |
| Maharashtra |
Aurangabad, Bid, Nagpur, Nasik, Parbhani, Pune, Satara. |
| Tamil Nadu |
Changelpet, Kanya Kumari, Vellore, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram,
Cuddlore, Tirunelvelli, Tanjavore. |
Integrated approach
Conservationists and all stakeholders in wetland sustainability believe that wetland conservation strategy requires an extensive participatory programme. The ongoing wetland mapping and conservation programme under MoEn&F, UNDP and SACON aims at developing such a user-friendly effective protected area network of wetlands in the country. Understandably, this is a project of very large magnitude and requires an enormous manpower and inter-institutional collaboration. A large number of individuals from NGO’s, academic institutions, professionals and birders have come together to make this possible. From amongst the various participant institutions and individuals, state level coordinators have been identified, who coordinating the fieldwork in their respective states. The field data enables prioritization of a set of wetlands from each state and constitute the countrywide network of inland wetlands.
Use of existing spatial information
The maps produced by SAC, Ahmedabad forms a baseline data at a reconnaissance level. Thus the inputs regarding area of wetlands-Pre/Post Monsoon, presence or absence of aquatic vegetation and qualitative information on turbidity levels are welcome additions to the MoEn&F questionnaire survey. Database of irrigation department and government agencies involved in major and minor irrigation and fisheries will also be a valuable input in such studies. Efforts should be made to integrate such data as inputs to management and conservation plans.
Use of existing information of species distribution
The database of the past species distribution of birds and animals of the country done by Asian Waterfowl Count and other organizations should be integrated and their spatial distribution plotted for proper understanding of the temporal distribution of the species.
States and Districts to be covered on 1:50,000
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Lohit, East Siang, Dibang Valley. |
| Assam |
Morigaon, Nagaon, Karimganj, Kamrup. |
| Haryana |
Hisar, Sirsa, Karnal, Gurgaon. |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Kangra, Bilaspur. |
| Manipur |
Bishnupur,Thonbal, Imphal. |
| Nagaland |
Kohima. |
| Punjab |
Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Firozpur. |
| Tripura |
Tripura. |
| West Bengal |
Bankura, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur. |
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