Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests
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7.1.15 Jodhpur<br />
Jodhpur is the centrally placed district <strong>of</strong> Rajasthan surrounded by Nagaur in the East, Jaisalmer in the west,<br />
Bikaner in the North <strong>and</strong> Barmer as well as Pali in the South. The geographical area <strong>of</strong> the district is 22850<br />
sq. Km. It lies in between 26 0 00 ’ to 27 0 37’ North latitude <strong>and</strong> 72 0 55’ to 73 0 52’ East longitude. Some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
area <strong>of</strong> Great Indian Desert Thar also comes within the district. It is a major tourist’s destination <strong>and</strong> forts,<br />
palaces, lakes, gardens <strong>and</strong> forests are worth seeing. Jodhpur is widely visited by tourists throughout the<br />
year. Kaylana Lake <strong>and</strong> Jaswant Sagar Dam are important water bodies <strong>of</strong> the district. The average rainfall is<br />
30 cm. The maximum temperature touches 49 0 whereas the minimum temperature 1 0 C.<br />
Total 1934 wetl<strong>and</strong>s are mapped including 1673 small wetl<strong>and</strong>s (< 2.25 ha) with 17032 ha area. The River /<br />
Streams with 8284 ha. contributed 48.64% to the total wetl<strong>and</strong> area. The Salt pans with 4471 ha (26.25%<br />
area) is the second major wetl<strong>and</strong> category, followed by Tanks/Ponds with 1798 ha area i.e. 10.56 %. Thus,<br />
the district is dominated by man-made wetl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Open water spread <strong>of</strong> the wetl<strong>and</strong>s is significantly higher in post monsoon (1381 ha) than during pre<br />
monsoon (254 ha), indicating the rainfall dependence <strong>of</strong> the wetl<strong>and</strong>s in the state. The qualitative turbidity <strong>of</strong><br />
water is low in both the seasons.Details <strong>of</strong> estimates <strong>of</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong>s in Jodhpur are given in Table 20.<br />
Table 20: Area estimates <strong>of</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong>s in Jodhpur<br />
Area in ha<br />
Sr.<br />
No.<br />
Wettcode<br />
Wetl<strong>and</strong> Category<br />
Number<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Wetl<strong>and</strong>s</strong><br />
Total<br />
Wetl<strong>and</strong><br />
Area<br />
% <strong>of</strong><br />
wetl<strong>and</strong><br />
area<br />
Open Water<br />
Postmonsoon<br />
Area<br />
Premonsoon<br />
Area<br />
1100 Inl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Wetl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> - Natural<br />
1 1101 Lakes/Ponds 1 81 0.48 81 81<br />
2 1102 Ox-bow lakes/ Cut-<strong>of</strong>f me<strong>and</strong>ers - - - - -<br />
3 1103 High altitude wetl<strong>and</strong>s - - - - -<br />
4 1104 Riverine wetl<strong>and</strong>s - - - - -<br />
5 1105 Waterlogged - - - - -<br />
6 1106 River/Stream 15 8284 48.64 110 -<br />
1200 Inl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Wetl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> -Man-made<br />
7 1201 Reservoirs/Barrages 15 725 4.26 268 95<br />
8 1202 Tanks/Ponds 229 1798 10.56 700 48<br />
9 1203 Waterlogged - - - - -<br />
10 1204 Salt pans 1 4471 26.25 222 30<br />
Sub-Total 261 15359 90.18 1381 254<br />
<strong>Wetl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> (
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