Wetland

Specifications

Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)

• Nanjarayan Lake a large shallow wetland named after King Nanjarayan (who restored and repaired it). 
• It depends on heavy rain water flow from Nallar drainage.
• Acts as feeding and nesting habitat for resident and migratory birds; water source for agricultural purpose.

Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)

• Brackish shallow lake located on Coromandel Coast in North of Pondicherry. 
• Connected to Bay of Bengal by brackish Uppukalli creek and Yedayanthittu Estuary.
• Lies in Central Asian Flyway of migratory species.
• Breeding ground for birds, fish; source for aquifer recharge; houses highly degraded mangrove patches containing Avicennia species

Tawa Reservoir (Madhya Pradesh)

• Located inside Satpura Tiger Reserve and borders Satpura National Park and Bori Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Constructed at confluence of Tawa and Denwa rivers.
  • River Tawa (left bank tributary of Narmada River) originates from Mahadeo Hills. 
  • Rivers Malanni, Sonbhadra and Nagdwari are major tributaries of reservoir.