Banni grassland is spread over 2,618 kilometre and account for almost 45 per cent of the pastures in Gujarat.  

• It comprises 48 hamlets / villages organised into 19 panchayats, with a population of about 40,000. 
• Two ecosystems, wetlands and grasslands, are juxtaposed in Banni. The area is rich in flora and fauna, with 192 species of plants, 262 species of birds, several species of mammals, reptiles and amphibians. 
• Banni grasslands, traditionally, were managed following a system of rotational grazing.  On May 11 1955, the court notified that the grassland will be a reserve forest. 

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/ecologically-and-culturally-rich-deserts-swamps-and-grasslands-must-not-be-labelled-wastelands/article33037900.ece