{"id":364676,"date":"2026-06-08T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364676"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:53:58","slug":"surha-tal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/surha-tal\/","title":{"rendered":"Surha Tal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) has been designated as India\u2019s 100th<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-what-are-ramsar-sites-and-what-is-the-significance-of-this-listing\/\"> Ramsar site.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Surha Tal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364680\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-364680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_8-6-2026_11299_www.researchgate.net_.jpeg?resize=426%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Surha Tal\" width=\"426\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_8-6-2026_11299_www.researchgate.net_.jpeg?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_8-6-2026_11299_www.researchgate.net_.jpeg?resize=768%2C685&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_8-6-2026_11299_www.researchgate.net_.jpeg?w=836&amp;ssl=1 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong>It\u00a0is the<strong> largest floodplain lake<\/strong> located in the <strong>Ballia District of eastern Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Official name:<\/strong> It is officially known as <strong>the<strong> Jai<\/strong>\u00a0Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Type of lake:<\/strong> It is an <strong>open-type oval \u2018U\u2019-shaped ox-bow lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>River associated:<\/strong> It is a <strong>perennial and natural lake<\/strong> fed by the river Ganga.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora and Fauna<\/strong>: It supports a rich diversity of species such as <strong>221 plant species, 66 fish species<\/strong> and a few reptile and amphibian species.\n<ul>\n<li>Notable fish found here include the <strong>vulnerable Wallago attu and Bagarius bagarius.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also a<strong> feeding ground<\/strong> for the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/fishing-cat\/\">\u00a0fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It attracts <strong>several migratory and resident bird species<\/strong> due to its rich avifaunal biodiversity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avifauna<\/strong>: It provides habitat for over<strong> 310 bird species (including 125 waterbirds) and hosts up to 200,000 individual migratory birds during the winter<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It falls on the <strong>Central Asian Flyway,<\/strong> through which migratory birds<strong> travel from Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) has been designated as India\u2019s 100th Ramsar site. About Surha Tal Location: It\u00a0is the largest floodplain lake located in the Ballia District of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Official name: It is officially known as the Jai\u00a0Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary. 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