This is the eighth wetland in Uttar Pradesh to be declared as a Ramsar Site in India.

the entire lake – pentagonal in shape – is formed in a catchment area of 7.13 square km. With artificially created islands for shelter and breeding grounds to the migratory birds, the lake is home to more than 106 species of migratory and resident birds. The site is important for bird species which migrate on the Central Asian flyway, with over 30,000 water birds known to visit the reservoir annually.

Six other UP wetlands which had been declared Ramsar sites in the beginning of this year include Nawabganj in Unnao, Parvati Aranga in Gonda, Saman in Mainpuri, Samaspur in Raebareli, Sandi in Hardoi and Sarsai Nawar in Etawah. However, the upper Ganga stretch from Brijghat to Narora was the state’s first Ramsar site in 2005.