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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.


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