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District District Bhiwani

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Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 4.29 4.74 (Km2 ) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 51 Wetland Number 48

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Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 2 25.14 32.84 (Km ) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 174 Wetland Number 115

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Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 66.29 10.82 (Km2 ) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 247 Wetland Number 161

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Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 23.59 6.22 (Km2) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 209 Wetland Number 56

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Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 0.78 28.50 (Km2 ) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 13 Wetland Number 243

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Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 2 40.14 9.47 (Km ) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 112 Wetland Number 132

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Prioritized inland wetlands of Haryana Prioritized wetlands, Important Bird Areas, Biodiversity conservation prioritization project sites, Wildlife sanctuaries, National Parks and Ramsar sites in Haryana

PRIORITIZED SITE DISTRICT LATITUDE LONGITUDE NEAREST TOWN BIODIVERSITY SOCIO-ECONOMIC BIO-GEOGRAPHIC RANK USE GRADE PROVINCE

BASAI GURGAON 282900 765900 GURGAON 1 M 4A MOHMEDABAD MARSHES SONIPAT 290000 765500 SONIPAT 1 H 4A -WETLANDS 300741 771930 YAMUNANAGAR 1 H 4A YAMUNA RIVER ASSOCIATED WETLANDS YAMUNANAGAR 301800 773300 YAMUNANAGAR 1 H 4A

Prioritized Wetland Biogeographic Provinces Rank 1 Important Bird Areas 2B, Himalaya West Himalaya 7A, Gangetic Plan-Upper Gangetic Plain Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks 3A, Desert -Thar District Boundaries 4A, Semi Arid Plains B. Pnadav B. 4B, Semi Arid Rajputana Note:-M-Medium,H-High.

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