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| Immediate measures required to save Gharana wetland: IIPA | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, March 01: Members of Indian Institute of Public Administration under the Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of India and WWF-India Biodiversity Conservation project visited Gharana wetland on 28th February.
During the visit Dr.C.M. Seth Chairperson WWF-India and Vice-Chairman IIPA explained the importance of Gharna Wetland as an important international birding site. He also explained about the diversity of resident and migratory bird species. He said that more than 30 bird species visit this wetland every year.
Prominent species are Bar Headed Geese, Mallards, Teals, Black necked Storks and Common Grey Cranes. He also explained about the threats to this dying wetland because of the apathy of local villagers, Government, Wildlife department and community leaders.
The wetland has shrunk to a small highly polluted pond because of land encroachment and other development projects. Other threats to the wetland are recharging from the canal water, cattle grazing, burning of crackers and throwing of dung into the wetland.
Experts of the IIPA suggested immediate measures for better management to save this dying wetland. They suggested to immediately fence the area, create water body by desiltation at least upto four feet depth, Pucca walling with the village, setting up of Gobar Gas plants to recycle the Dung and stop from throwing into wetland, raising of six feet earthen bund around the wetland and plant with local species for nesting and roosting of birds.
IIPA constituted a Task force of five experts who will write the Management Project of Gharana Wetland and submit report to the Government and Wildlife Department for consideration.
IIPA also conducted Biodiversity Conservation workshop in IIPA complex at Jammu on
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