Deepar Beel Wild life sanctuary- Assam

 Deepar Beel Wild life sanctuary- Assam

🅾️It is a permanent freshwater lake, in a former channel of the Brahmaputra River, to the south of the main river.Beel means wetland or large aquatic body in Assamese.

🅾️It is a wetland under the Ramsar Convention which has listed since November 2002,

🅾️It is also an important bird sanctuary habituating many migrant species.

🅾️Freshwater fish is a vital protein and source of income for these communities; the health of these people is stated to be directly dependent on the health of this wetland ecosystem.

🅾️An RTI petition was filed previously, the National Green Tribunal – NGT directed the Assam government to declare the area around Deepor Beel an Eco Sensitive Zone in order to address the growing conservation threats to it.