Assam - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Assam - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Assam - Ministry of Environment and Forests
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9.0 IMPORTANT WETLANDS OF ASSAMThe state has a large number <strong>of</strong> lakes/ponds, rivers, ox-bow lakes <strong>and</strong> waterlogged area. The Brahamputra<strong>and</strong> Barak are two important rivers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Assam</strong>. Deepor beel, Dhir beel, Sareswar beel, Sone beel, Tamarangabeel <strong>and</strong> Sonai beel are some <strong>of</strong> the important wetl<strong>and</strong> sites <strong>of</strong> <strong>Assam</strong> .Extensive field work was carried out for these wetl<strong>and</strong> areas. Wetl<strong>and</strong> maps have been prepared for 5kmbuffer area <strong>of</strong> each wetl<strong>and</strong> sites. Details <strong>of</strong> the wetl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong> maps <strong>of</strong> 5 km buffer area are shown inplates 4 to 21.129
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