Explanation:

Menar bird village in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan's new wetland.The “bird village” has been recognized as one following community-driven conservation efforts.

This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status for this rural heartland of the Mewar region.

Wetlands are ecosystems saturated with water, either seasonally or permanently.

The Forest Department has initiated the process for notification of Menar as a wetland, which will recognise its role in the storage of sediment and nutrients and enable the local authorities to maintain the respective lakes.

With the status of wetlands, the two lakes will be strengthened for increasing the vegetation of aquatic plants and protecting biodiversity.

More than 150 species of local and migratory birds inhabit the two lakes in the winter season.

They include Greater Flamingo, White-tailed Lapwing, Pelican, Marsh Harrier, Bar-headed Goose, Common Teal, Greenshank, Pintail, Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and Red-wattled Lapwing.

At present, Rajasthan has two wetlands recognised as Ramsar sites –

Keoladeo Ghana in Bharatpur district

Sambhar Salt Lake in Jaipur district.