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What is the News?
Menar Village in the Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan’s new wetland. This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status for this village.
Note: At present, Rajasthan has two wetlands recognised as Ramsar sites – Keoladeo Ghana in Bharatpur district and Sambhar Salt Lake in Jaipur district.
About Menar
Menar is a village located in Udaipur district, Rajasthan.
The village is recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts.
The village has two lakes – the Brahma and Dhandh. These lakes play host to more than 150 species of local and migratory birds in the winter season.
These include Greater Flamingo, White-tailed Lapwing, Pelican, Marsh Harrier, Bar-headed Goose, Common Teal, Greenshank, Pintail, Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and Red-wattled Lapwing.
The volunteers known as Pakshi Mitras (friends of birds) are maintaining the lakes as a safe haven for birds.
Source: The post is based on the article “Rajasthan’s ‘bird village’ set to be declared wetland” published in The Hindu on 25th June 2022.
