Vulnerable Wetlands of India | episode 1 | Jamnagar

Wetland plays important role in migratory as well as local birds population. Reliance greens township, Jamnagar gets enrich from July and dried up in Feb.
Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad (2011) has estimated about 1,50,174 sq. km (6.9% of the total geographical area of the country) of wetlands in the country, with highest share of Gujarat amongst all states in India. Of this, The extent of watery-lands in Gujarat is about 34,350 sq. km (17.6% of the state’s geographical area and 22.9 % of the national wetlands).
In other words, about one fourth of the India’s fascinating wetlands are in Gujarat where millions of colourful water-birds decorate the landscapes.
Migratory birds from eastern Europe and western Asia pass through the western part of the country on their way to the Indian plateau. Many stay in Gujarat for the entire winter season and some move to Deccan plateau. Again during their reverse migration in March and April, birds stay at wetlands for sometime before they depart to their breeding grounds.
A total of 3,23 species of wetlands of India are endemic or globally threatened, and at least 30 of them are from Gujarat. Of 114 endemic wetland plants of India, 11 are found in the wetlands of Gujarat.