Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests

7.1.1 Ganganagar
The district is situated in the northern most region of the state and forms a part of Indo-Gangatic plain. It is
located between 28° 42' and 30° 11' North latitudes and between 72° 38' and 74° 17' East longitudes. It has a
geographical area of 7984 Sq. km. In the North-east it shares boundary with Hanumangarh and in the South
with Bikaner District. On the north by Faridkot & Firozpur districts of Punjab and on west by Bahawalpur
district of Pakistan. The climate of the district is marked by the large variation of temperature. November to
March is cold season. Minimum and maximum temperature 1°C and 45°C respectively.
Total 1381 wetlands are mapped including 1348 small wetlands (< 2.25 ha) with 1708 ha area. Tanks/Ponds
occupies 360 ha. Wetlands are more concentrated in the southern part of the district.
Open water is more during Post-monsoon (175 ha) while in Pre-monsoon (158 ha).The qualitative turbidity of
water is low in both the seasons. Details of estimates of wetlands in Ganganagar are given in Table 6.
Table 6: Area estimates of wetlands in Ganganagar
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 - - - - -
1200 Inland Wetlands -Man-made
7 1201 Reservoirs/Barrages - - - - -
8 1202 Tanks/Ponds 33 360 21.08 175 158
9 1203 Waterlogged - - - - -
10 1204 Salt pans - - - - -
Sub-Total 33 360 21.08 175 158
Wetlands (