Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Figure 10: Type-wise wetl<strong>and</strong> distribution in Rajasthan<br />
7.1 DISTRICT-WISE WETLAND MAPS AND STATISTICS<br />
There are 32 districts in the state. The wetl<strong>and</strong>s occupy as high as 6.94% <strong>of</strong> geographic area (Bhilwara), <strong>and</strong><br />
as low as 0.08% (Churu). Reservoirs/Barrages <strong>and</strong> Tanks/Ponds are the dominate wetl<strong>and</strong> types in almost<br />
all districts. Jalore <strong>and</strong> Barmer are the only districts containing coastal wetl<strong>and</strong>s (Inter-tidal mudflats). Districtwise<br />
wetl<strong>and</strong> area estimates is given in Table-5 <strong>and</strong> graphical distribution <strong>of</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong>s is shown in Figure - 11.<br />
The following section gives the details <strong>of</strong> district wise wetl<strong>and</strong> statistics <strong>and</strong> maps. The districts are arranged<br />
as per census code. Wetl<strong>and</strong> statistics followed by wetl<strong>and</strong> map <strong>and</strong> corresponding satellite data for each<br />
district is given in subsequent pages to visualize the distribution pattern <strong>and</strong> density <strong>of</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong>s in the district.<br />
20
Change language