Four new wetlands ‘discovered’ in Meerut

  • | Thursday | 20th August, 2020

At present, the largest wetland in the region is Haiderpur near Bijnor barrage which witnesses thousands of migratory birds every year.

A new set of wetlands have been “discovered” with the help of a government directed remote sensing agency, and now it will be developed by the forest department of Meerut in UP.

According to forest officials, the size of these four wetlands from 0.03 hectare to 2,563 hectares- all present in the vicinity of Ganga.

The action plan funded by Namani Ganga will involve removal of hyacinth, lantana weed, securing boundaries and introduction of biodiversity in a phased manner.

At present, the largest wetland in the region is Haiderpur near Bijnor barrage which witnesses thousands of migratory birds every year.


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