Rajasthanrajasthan

UNDER WETLANDS UNDER

(Km ) (Km )

AREA AREA GEOGRAPHICAL

RAJASTHAN

Aerial extent of wetland cover of wetland extent Aerial

AJMERALWAR 8481.00 8380.00 160.80 48.75 1.90 0.58 DISTRICT GEOGRAPHICALEXTENT WETLAND OF CENT PER BANSWARABARMERBHARATPURBHILWARABIKANER 5037.00BUNDI 28387.00CHITTAURGARH 5066.00CHURU 10455.00DHAULPUR 27284.00 10856.00DUNGARPUR 123.24GANGANAGAR 210.24 5550.00JAIPUR 48.37JAISALMER 186.22 16830.00 3033.00JALOR 3770.00 20634.00 287.47 17.26JHALAWARJHUNJHUNUN 92.04JODHPUR 2.45 38428.00 14575.00KOTA 16.58 0.74 52.64NAGAUR 0.95 34.71 83.07 10640.00 6219.00 5928.00 1.78 PALI MADHOPURSAWAI 2.65 22783.00 0.06 212.20 246.31 10022.00 11856.94 17718.00 1.6 385.52 35.88 0.10 3.90 1.74 0.92 12387.00 0.40 119.73 162.01 208.94 35.88 0.55 1.69 189.93 3.62 0.58 0.07. 0.53 1.62 1.18 0.30 1.53 SIKARSIROHITONKUDAIPUR 7732.00 5136.00 17279.00 7194.00 9.86 45.24 108.81 176.62 0.13 0.88 2.46 0.6

A A profile of in Rajasthan wetlands

* ) ( ' ' & % # $ # "

d d sar raphic raphic ACON, ACON, 861.54 861.54 districts is is districts ar Least k 4 k Threatened Concerned

¨ § ¦ ¥ ¥ ¤ £ ¡ ¢ ¡ Endangered Endemics Critically Endangered Vulnerable Threatened Ne 9 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 4 13 17 N.A. N.A. N.A. 1 2 4 N.A. 3 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 6 7 N.A. 47 8 9 9 21 2 km areahave been reported. These are shown in pages 144 pages in shown are km These reported. areahavebeen to156. Half of the wetlands have low turbidity while most of the wetlands have low vegetation according imageries. to satellite Biodiversity above, covering a total area of 3449.64 kmSAC, 3449.64 & of (SRSAC area total a covering above, geog total the of 1.01% constitute 1998). wetlands The twenty-six in distribution Wetland state. the of area 143. to 137 pages in given In the thirteen districts of the state, covering assessed above, by and S ha two size the of wetlands 2135 Habitat features Habitat Rajasthan has 1054 wetlands of the size 56.25 ha an AquaticPlants Fishes Turtles Birds The The first eight prioritized sites are potential Ram sites (page 215). (page sites PrioritizedSites ofPrioritizedNumber Wetlands 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank Ran Maps not to scale ©SACON 2004 Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 137 District - wise spatial distribution of wetlands

District Ajmer District Alwar

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

2 Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 160.80 Wetland Extent (Km ) 48.75

Wetland Number 119 Wetland Number 19

0 100 200 0 50 100

District Banswara District Barmer

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

2 Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 123.24 Wetland Extent (Km ) 210.24

Wetland Number 23 Wetland Number 30

0 100 200 0 100 200 300

Source: Wetland point data; State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Jodhpur Wetlands

Area >= 500 ha Area >= 400 ha and <500 ha Area >= 300 ha and < 400 ha Area >= 200 ha and < 300 ha Area >= 100 ha and < 200 ha Area >= 56 ha and < 100 ha

Area <= 56 ha Rivers/Streams Cities/Towns/Villages Railways Roads International Boundary State Boundary District Boundary Taluk Boundaries

Maps not to scale

ACON Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ©SACON 2004 138 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas District - wise spatial distribution of wetlands

District Bharatpur District Bhilwara

Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 48.37

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 186.22

Wetland Number 9

Wetland Number 112 0 50 100

0 100 200

District Bikaner District Bundi

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 17.26 Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 92.04

Wetland Number 6 Wetland Number 22

0 50 100 0 50 100

Source: Wetland point data; State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Jodhpur Wetlands

Area >= 500 ha Area >= 400 ha and <500 ha Area >= 300 ha and < 400 ha Area >= 200 ha and < 300 ha Area >= 100 ha and < 200 ha Area >= 56 ha and < 100 ha

Area <= 56 ha Rivers/Streams Cities/Towns/Villages Railways Roads International Boundary State Boundary District Boundary Taluk Boundaries

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 ACON Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 139 District - wise spatial distribution of wetlands

District Chitoorgarh District Churu

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

2 Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 287.47 Wetland Extent (Km ) 16.58

Wetland Number 56 Wetland Number 8

0 100 200 300 400 0 25 50

District Dholpur District Dungarpur

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 52.64

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 34.71

Wetland Number 19

Wetland Number 24

0 50 100 0 25 50

Source: Wetland point data; State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Jodhpur Wetlands

Area >= 500 ha Area >= 400 ha and <500 ha Area >= 300 ha and < 400 ha Area >= 200 ha and < 300 ha Area >= 100 ha and < 200 ha Area >= 56 ha and < 100 ha

Area <= 56 ha Rivers/Streams Cities/Towns/Villages Railways Roads International Boundary State Boundary District Boundary Taluk Boundaries

Maps not to scale

ACON Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ©SACON 2004 140 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas District - wise spatial distribution of wetlands

District Ganganagar District Jaipur

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

2 83.07 2 Wetland Extent (Km ) Wetland Extent (Km ) 246.31

Wetland Number 13 Wetland Number 67

0 50 100 0 100 200 300

District Jaisalmer District Jalore

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 385.52

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 212.20

Wetland Number 30 Wetland Number 23

0 100 200 300 400 500 0 100 200 300

Source: Wetland point data; State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Jodhpur Wetlands

Area >= 500 ha Area >= 400 ha and <500 ha Area >= 300 ha and < 400 ha Area >= 200 ha and < 300 ha Area >= 100 ha and < 200 ha Area >= 56 ha and < 100 ha

Area <= 56 ha Rivers/Streams Cities/Towns/Villages Railways Roads International Boundary State Boundary District Boundary Taluk Boundaries

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 ACON Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 141 District - wise spatial distribution of wetlands

District Jhalawar District Jhunjhunun

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent 2 3.90 Wetland Extent (Km ) 35.88 (Km2 )

Wetland Number 13 Wetland Number 5

0 25 50 0 5 10

District Jodhpur District Kota

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 2 35.88 119.73 (Km ) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 16 Wetland Number 21

0 50 100 150 0 10 20 30 40 50

Source: Wetland point data; State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Jodhpur Wetlands

Area >= 500 ha Area >= 400 ha and <500 ha Area >= 300 ha and < 400 ha Area >= 200 ha and < 300 ha Area >= 100 ha and < 200 ha Area >= 56 ha and < 100 ha

Area <= 56 ha Rivers/Streams Cities/Towns/Villages Railways Roads International Boundary State Boundary District Boundary Taluk Boundaries

Maps not to scale

ACON Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ©SACON 2004 142 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas District - wise spatial distribution of wetlands

District Nagaur District Pali

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent Wetland Extent 2 208.94 189.93 (Km ) (Km2 )

Wetland Number 23 Wetland Number 70

0 100 200 300 0 100 200 300

District Sikar District Sirohi

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

2 Wetland Extent Wetland Extent (Km ) 9.86 45.24 (Km2 )

Wetland Number 5 Wetland Number 24

0 10 20 0 50 100

Source: Wetland point data; State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Jodhpur Wetlands

Area >= 500 ha Area >= 400 ha and <500 ha Area >= 300 ha and < 400 ha Area >= 200 ha and < 300 ha Area >= 100 ha and < 200 ha Area >= 56 ha and < 100 ha

Area <= 56 ha Rivers/Streams Cities/Towns/Villages Railways Roads International Boundary State Boundary District Boundary Taluk Boundaries

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 ACON Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 143 District - wise spatial distribution of wetlands

District Swai Madhupur District Tonk

Wetland Attributes Wetland Attributes

2 Wetland Extent (Km ) 162.01

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 176.62

Wetland Number 77

Wetland Number 97 0 100 200

0 100 200 300

District Udaipur

Wetland Attributes

Wetland Extent (Km2 ) 108.81

Wetland Number 50

0 100 200 Ramachandran

Source: Wetland point data; State Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Jodhpur Wetlands

Area >= 500 ha Area >= 400 ha and <500 ha Area >= 300 ha and < 400 ha Area >= 200 ha and < 300 ha Area >= 100 ha and < 200 ha Area >= 56 ha and < 100 ha

Area <= 56 ha Rivers/Streams Cities/Towns/Villages Railways Roads International Boundary State Boundary District Boundary Taluk Boundaries

Maps not to scale

ACON Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ©SACON 2004 144 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Integrated wetland and land use map District Barmer, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (October 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Tank Water-logged Others/Salt District Boundary

Wetland Aquatic Vegetation Open Forest River Reservoir Coastal-water Roads * Not Present Legend Arable Land Township Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 145

Integrated wetland and land use map District Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (November 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Lake Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Others District Boundary

* Not Present Open Forest Township Reservoir Coastal-water Road Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation

Arable Land River Water-logged Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON ©SACON 2004 146 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Integrated wetland and land use map District Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (November 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Tank Water-logged Others/Salt District Boundary

Open Forest River Reservoir Coastal-water Road * Not Present Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation Arable Land Township Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 147

Integrated wetland and Land Use Map District Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (November 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Lake Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Others District Boundary

* Not Present Open Forest Township Reservoir Coastal-water Road Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation

Arable Land River Water-logged Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON ©SACON 2004 148 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Integrated wetland and land use map District Jaipur, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS-1D LISS III (November 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Lake Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Others District Boundary

Aquatic Vegetation Open Forest Township Reservoir Coastal-water Roads * Not Present Legend Wetland

Arable Land River Water-logged Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 149

Integrated wetland and land use map District Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (October 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Tank Water-logged Others/Salt District Boundary

Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation Open Forest River Reservoir Coastal-water Roads * Not Present Arable Land Township Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON ©SACON 2004 150 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Integrated wetland and land use map District Jalore, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (October, 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Tank Water-logged Others/Salt District Boundary

* Not Present Open Forest River Reservoir Coastal-water Roads Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation Arable Land Township Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 151

Integrated wetland and land use map District Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D-LISS III Data(November, 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Lake Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Others/Salt District Boundary

* Not Present

Open Forest Township Reservoir Coastal-water Roads Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation

Arable Land River Water-logged Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON ©SACON 2004 152 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Integrated wetland and land use map District Nagaur, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (October 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Tank Water-logged Others/Salt District Boundary

Wetland Aquatic Vegetation Open Forest River Reservoir Coastal-water Roads * Not Present Legend Arable Land Township Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 153

Integrated wetland and land use map District Pali, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D-LISS III Data (October-November 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land Pond/Lake Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Sand District Boundary

Aquatic Vegetation Open Forest Township Reservoir Coastal-water Others Taluks/Tehsil Boundary Legend Wetland

Arable Land River Water-logged Marsh/Mud Roads * Not Present

Maps not to scale

Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON ©SACON 2004 154 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Integrated wetland and land use map District Swai Madhupur, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D-LISS III Data (November 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Lake Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Others Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

* Not Present Open Forest Township Reservoir Coastal-water Roads Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation

Arable Land River Water-logged Marsh/Mud District Boundary

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 155

Integrated wetland and land use map District Tonk, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III Data (November)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Tank Water-logged Others/Salt District Boundary

Open Forest River Reservoir Coastal-water Roads * Not Present Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation Arable Land Township Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Marsh/Mud Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

Maps not to scale

Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON ©SACON 2004 156 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Integrated wetland and land use map District Udaipur, Rajasthan

Location Taluks/Tehsils

False colour composite

Band Combination: 3, 2, 1 IRS 1D LISS III (October 1999)

Wetland type and turbidity

Legend Wetland Turbidity

Wetland type and aquatic vegetation

Integrated wetland type and land use

Dense Forest Waste Land/Sand Pond/Tank Water-logged Others/Salt Taluks/Tehsil Boundary

River Reservoir Coastal-water * Not Present Open Forest Roads Legend Wetland Aquatic Vegetation Arable Land Township Oxbow Lake/Cut-off Marsh/Mud District Boundary

Maps not to scale

©SACON 2004 Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore ACON Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas Rajasthan 157 e ^ _ e i e ` h g f e _ c d ^ c b a ^ ` _ ^ ] ¤ ¥ ® § ¬ ¨ ¤ « ª © ¨ § ¤ ¦ ¥ ¤ £ \Y Z ¯ ° µ ¶ ´ ² ³ º µ ¹ ¸ Attributes of wetlands and environmental contamination ± · \ [ Z Y Wetlands ¢ ¡ [ XY Z The area under wetland is the highest in Chitturgarh (2.41%), followed by Tonk (1.87%). The extent of wetland is low X in Barmer, Jalore and Jodhpur. In the western desert district of Jaisalmer, a significant area was under wetland due to A : : P : : : : < : 9 9 : = : B @ : < < @ O @ : @ @ @ ; ; H 9 9 ? 9 ? H ? K 9 ?

N B A C ? A >

B = E

: I E

9 F

H 9 F 9

9 I : B 9 9 9 A : 8 J =

I G @ Q H F = 9 A 8 9 9 F > = 9 8 > M A

lakes formed by water logging from the Indira Gandhi Canal. Ponds/lakes contribute to most of the wetlands in the =

D A 9 C 9 L U SW UV STR thirteen districts studied .In Chitturgarh, almost all the wetlands were formed due to water logging. T ¾ ¼ À ¾ ¿ ¼ ½ » ½ 5 1 4 3 3 4 5 3 5 1 3 1 + , - 6 7 , 6 - 0 - 2 . 0 0 7 / 6 , - . - 5 1 5 4 3 , 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 1 5 l - 6 0 7 7 6 . - -, 6 0 , /

Turbidity _ × Î Ï × Ø Ñ × Ö Ò Î Õ Ô Ó Ò Ñ Î Ð Ï Î Í ` Y Z ` a ` [ e d c ` Z b ^ Y b a ` ^ ] ^ ] ] \ Y [ Z Y X ß à â ã ä æ ê è é ç Ç Ç Ì W U V á à à å ä á S n i m m l k j i h g f o p s i r g k q l W U v S s i r g s k n u l t

More than 50% area of the wetlands has low turbidity level in Bhilwara, Udaipur and Bharatpur districts. Barmer, Ç Ë j y l x j i s i w W U T S Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Jaisalmer, Pali and Sawaimadhopur districts show high turbidity. Ç Ê W Ç É U V RS Ç È R U R U S S U T RS Ç ¶ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Å ¯ ± ¯ ¯ ® ® ² ¯ · µ µ µ ± ¯ µ ± Ä ¯ µ µ ° ½ ® ´ ° ´ ® ® ½ ´ ´ ´ ® º · ¶ À º ¶ Ã R ¸ ³ · ² ½ ® ¯ ® ® ¾ » » ® ¾ · ¯ ® ® ¶ : ® ² = ¯ @ ¾ ¿ 9 ¼ µ Æ : : < ² P < ½ @ : » ¶ ® : ? : : @ A < @ 9 @ : : @ 9 ® O : ? H ® ® ³ 9 ² ? Â : » ? 9 H ; > B ? E 9 ³ ; H = ¶ = E C 9 A B B 9 9 9 A K N 9 : I I ² : 9 @ 9 B F I J ¶ G ¹ F : A 9 9 9 = Q H 8 > ® M A 9 = F > ¸ 8 F 8 A = ® A 9 Á D C Ü ÚÞ ÜÝ ÚÛ Ù 9 Û L } { } ~ { | z | 3 5 m 3 + ª 4 5 3 3 5 1 1 5 5 4 3 , 3 3 5 - ¬ . - « - 0 . 0 2 . / 7 - 6 7 6 7 6 0 - 6 0 1 5 3 1 7 4 4 3 3 7 3 1 5 5 5 1 + 4 3 0 0 / - -, - - 6 0 . 67 , 6 2 , - . - - - 6 0 7 7 , 6 . 6

¢ ¡ Summer recession of water ¨ § ¤ £ ¨ ¥ § ¥ ¦ ¤ £ ¨ § ¤ £ ¨ § ¤ £ ¨ ¤ £ ¨ § ¤ £

Sawaimadhopur, Bilwara and Pali. Maximum recession was found in Jaisalmer and Udaipur districts.

î î î î õ î ñ î î î ô í ð ¤ î ð ô ð í î ô ô î ô ó ô ö £ ï í ï ó í í ó ü ó ó ü í ü ö ÷ ò õ õ ö ù ÿ ¢ ù ñ î ñ î ý í í í ý í ú í ö ú ý í õ î í ô ì þ û õ ¥ ü ñ í í ú í ì ò í ñ ¡ ú ò ì õ õ ñ ø í p s v ÷ o r p p r u p v p p w v p v v o r p p o v

p u í ~ o u o u p ~ q u t

x { o ~ q s { s w y o o x x w o o o p o v p o x | } | w p o o ~ s o n t w | s o t n © § © § ¨ ¦ | n w s ¨ w o z y o 5 m 5 1 4 3 3 5 5 3 + 6 6 - - 6 07 7, 6 - - 0 7 , 6 -, ë ë / 6 - ¬ . -, « 5 k l j 4 5 1 5 5 m 3 35 , 1 5 4 3 , 3 3 5 6 7 6 / . - 6 - 6 0 7 7 6 - 6 0 S.A. Hussain

Maps not to scale $ ! 6 ! $ % ! # ! 4 3 1 )* 0 ! + , ' ' ' '( ' 2 . 5 ( * * " % / ( * " & % & / / ( / & ( . ( - * * ACON ©SACON 2004 158 Rajasthan Inland Wetlands of India - Conservation Atlas

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

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

ALNIYA DAM KOTA 260000 755200 KOTA 1 H 4B BADOPAL(SURATGARH) GANGANAGAR 292100 745000 SRIGANGANAGAR 4 M 3A BALSAMAND JODHPUR 261800 738000 JODHPUR 3 M 4B BANDH BARETHA BHARATPUR 264800 771200 BHARATPUR 2 M 4B BARDHA BANDH (TALERA) BUNDI 251400 754200 BUNDI 1 H 4B BARLI VILLAGE TANK JODHPUR 262200 724400 JODHPUR 4 L 3A BHANDHA VILLAGE TANK UDAIPUR 242500 730330 UDAIPUR 4 L 4B CHADWAS VILLAGE TANK CHURU 274800 742300 CHURU 4 L 3A CHANDLAI LAKE JAIPUR 264100 755300 JAIPUR 1 M 4B FATEH SAGAR SAWAIMADHOPUR 264200 764600 UDAIPUR 2 H 4B GADHISAR LAKE JAISALMER 265500 705500 JAISALMER 4 H 3A GAJNER (PALACE & VILLAGE) TANK BIKANER 275800 733100 BIKANER 3 L 3A GAMBHIRI DAM CHITTAURGARH 244100 744400 CHITTAURGARH 3 M 4B GHOSUNDA DAM CHITTAURGARH 245100 743200 CHITTAURGARH 4 L 4B JAISAMANAD ALWAR 272900 763400 ALWAR 4 M 4B JAITPUR VILLAGE TANK BUNDI 253900 755800 BUNDI 3 L 4B JAWAI DAM PALI 256100 739400 PALI 1 M 4B JAWAJA LAKE AJMER 263400 744600 AJMER 4 L 4B KALAKHO JAIPUR 265400 762700 DAUSA 4 L 4B KAYLANA & TAKHAT SAGAR JODHPUR 261700 725600 JODHPUR 2 M 3A KHAJURIYA LAKE BANASWARA 233500 741000 BANASWARA 4 L 4B KHARDA DAM PALI 254500 732000 PALI 1 M 4B MANASAROVAR ALWAR 271500 762300 ALWAR 3 M 4B MANGALSAR ALWAR 271300 762900 ALWAR 4 L 4B MANSAGAR LAKE JAIPUR 265800 755100 JAIPUR 2 L 4B MANSAROVER(TAHALA) SAWAI MADHOPUR 263800 763700 SAWAIMADHOPUR 2 N.A. 4B NAKKI LAKE SIROHI 243600 724200 SIROHI 4 L 4B PARVATI SAGAR DHAULPUR 263600 772600 DHAULPUR 3 H 4B PATELA (TALWARA) LAKE BANASWARA 233400 741900 BANASWARA 3 L 4B PICHHOLA LAKE UDAIPUR 243600 734000 UDAIPUR 4 L 4B RAJSAMAND LAKE RAJSAMNAD 255000 735300 RAJSAMNAD 2 M 4B RAMSAGAR BANDH (HIRDOLI) BUNDI 253600 753000 BUNDI 3 N.A. 4B RAMSAGAR LAKE ALWAR 271100 763000 DHAULPUR 4 H 4B RANAKPUR DAM PALI 254800 732800 PALI 1 H 4B RMC CANAL KOTA 250811 760911 KOTA 2 H 4B RMC CANAL SEEPAGES KOTA 250944 755251 KOTA 2 H 4B SABLA LAKE DUNGARPUR 235000 734200 DUNGARPUR 3 L 4B SAINTHAL JAIPUR 272000 761500 DAUSA 3 L 4B SARDAR SAMANAD JODHPUR 261800 724800 JODHPUR 1 M 3A SARERI BANDH BHILWARA 253800 742600 BHILWARA 4 M 4B SEI DAM SIROHI 243800 730900 SIROHI 4 M 4B SURWAL SAWAI MADHOPUR 260500 762000 SWAI MADHOPUR 4 M 4B SURWANIA LAKE BANASWARA 232800 742200 BANASWARA 4 L 4B TALABESHAHI DHAULPUR 263600 773400 DHAULPUR 4 H 4B UMMED SAGAR (SHAHPURA) BHILWARA 253400 745400 BHILWARA 1 M 4B Prioritized Wetland Biogeographic Provinces UMMEDGANJ TANK KOTA 254200 755500 KOTA 4 L 4B Ramsar Site Rank 1 Data Not Available 3A, Desert-Thar District Boundaries WEST BANAS DAM(SARUPGANJ) SIROHI 244400 725800 SIROHI 2 M 4B

Rank 2 Important Bird Areas 3B, Desert-Katchchh Vijayan V.S. Rank 3 BCPP Sites 4A, Semi Arid Punjab Plains Rank 4 Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks 4B, Semi Arid Gujarat Rajputana Note:- N.A.-Not Available/Data Deficient; L-Low,M-Medium,H-High.

Maps not to scale