Basai Wetland
Basai Wetland बसई झील | |
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Wetland | |
Basai Wetland Basai Wetland Location in Haryana, India | |
Coordinates: 28°27′41″N 76°59′04″E / 28.461259°N 76.98437°ECoordinates: 28°27′41″N 76°59′04″E / 28.461259°N 76.98437°E | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
Region | North India |
District | Gurgaon |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 122002 |
Website |
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Basai wetland (बसई झील), located in basai village in Gurgaon tehsil in Gurgaon District in Haryana, India, is a flora and fauna rich water body.
Location
Basai is 4 km distance from its District main city Gurgaon and 282 km distance from its State main city Chandigarh.[1][2]
Wetland
Basai village is famed for Basai wetland home of endangered migrant birds, which is under threat from the unsustainable development and urbanization.[3]
Among the birds found here are Tringa glareola, Yellow-bellied prinia and Smoky warbler.[4][5][6]
Gallery
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Tringa glareola at Basai
See also
- National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
- Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
- Gurugram Bhim Kund (Hindi: गुरुग्राम भीम कुंड), also known as Pinchokhda Jhod (Hindi: पिंचोखड़ा जोहड़)
- Arid Forest Research Institute
- Okhla Sanctuary, bordering Delhi in adjoining Uttar Pradesh
- Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary, Delhi
- Najafgarh lake or Najafgarh jheel (Now completely drained by Najafgarh drain)
- National Zoological Park Delhi
- Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Delhi
- Bhalswa horseshoe lake, Delhi
- Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Haryana Tourism
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
- List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, India & Pakistan
- List of national parks of India
- Wildlife sanctuaries of India
References
- ↑ Local information coordinates(lat long)
- ↑ "Basai Gurgaon PinCode". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ Title: Wetland facing threat in India, Publication: Times of India, Published: 18 November 2014, Accessed: 26 March 2016
- ↑ Title: Birds of Basai - Bellied Pirinia, Accessed: 26 March 2016
- ↑ Title: Birds of Basai - Smoky Warbler, Accessed: 26 March 2016
- ↑ Title: Birding in Delhi, Accessed: 26 March 2016
External links
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