Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests

7.1.28 Banswara
The district is located in the southern region of the state and lies in between 23° 11’ and 23° 55’ North latitude
and 74° 00’ and 74° 47’ East longitude. It is bounded on the north by Dhariawad tehsil of Udaipur district and
Chittourgarh district. On the south by Bhilwara district, on the east by Jaipur and Tonk districts and on the
west by Pali district. It also touches the boundary of Panchmahal district of Gujarat on the south-west. The
total area of the district is 5037 sq. kms. The maximum temperature of 46 0 C reaches during summer months
while the minimum 8 0 C during winter season. The average rainfall is around 92 cms.
The region represents a rugged terrain punctuated by short ridges west of Banaswar. The eastern part of the
district is occupied by flat-topped hills of the Deccan trap. The forest in the district constituting mainly teak,
are situated on the slopes of the Aravali hills and undulating terrain. The area is drained by drainage system
of Mahi River, which originates near Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
Total 913 wetlands are mapped including 443 small wetlands (< 2.25 ha) with 32468 ha area.
Reservoirs/Barrages with 18858 ha. contributed 58.08% to the total wetland area. The River/Stream with
9956 ha (30.66% area) is the second major wetland category, followed by Tanks/Ponds with 3211 ha area i.e.
9.89 %. Thus, the district is dominated by man-made wetlands.
Open water spread of the wetlands is significantly higher in post monsoon (24334 ha) than during pre
monsoon (11620 ha), indicating the rainfall dependence of the wetlands in the state. Aquatic vegetation in
post-monsoon is 137 ha and in Pre-monsoon, it is 624 ha. The qualitative turbidity of water is low in both the
seasons. Details of estimates of wetlands in Banswara are given in Table 33.
Table 33: Area estimates of wetlands in Banswara
Area in ha
Sr.
No.
Wettcode
Wetland Category
Number
of
Wetlands
Total
Wetland
Area
% of
wetland
area
Open Water
Postmonsoon
Area
Premonsoon
Area
1100 Inland Wetlands - Natural
1 1101 Lakes/Ponds - - - - -
2 1102 Ox-bow lakes/ Cut-off meanders - - - - -
3 1103 High altitude wetlands - - - - -
4 1104 Riverine wetlands - - - - -
5 1105 Waterlogged - - - - -
6 1106 River/Stream 38 9956 30.66 4018 2500
1200 Inland Wetlands -Man-made
7 1201 Reservoirs/Barrages 95 18858 58.08 17787 8279
8 1202 Tanks/Ponds 337 3211 9.89 2529 841
9 1203 Waterlogged - - - - -
10 1204 Salt pans - - - - -
Sub-Total 470 32025 98.64 24334 11620
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