Meghalaya - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Meghalaya - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Meghalaya - Ministry of Environment and Forests
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7.0 WETLANDS OF MEGHALAYA: MAPS AND STATISTICSArea estimates <strong>of</strong> various wetl<strong>and</strong> categories for <strong>Meghalaya</strong> have been carried out using GIS layers <strong>of</strong>wetl<strong>and</strong> boundary, water-spread, aquatic vegetation <strong>and</strong> turbidity. In the state <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meghalaya</strong>, 259 (wetl<strong>and</strong>shave been delineated. Total wetl<strong>and</strong> area estimated is 29987 ha. (Table 4). Small wetl<strong>and</strong>s, which are lessthan minimum mapable units (MMU), are 167 in the district. The major wetl<strong>and</strong> types are River/Stream(24841 ha) <strong>and</strong> Reservoirs (1562 ha). Graphical distribution <strong>of</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong> type is shown in Figure 10.Sr.No.WettcodeTable 4 : Area estimates <strong>of</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong>s in <strong>Meghalaya</strong>Wetl<strong>and</strong> CategoryNumber<strong>of</strong>Wetl<strong>and</strong>sTotalWetl<strong>and</strong>Area% <strong>of</strong>wetl<strong>and</strong>areaOpen WaterPostmonsoonAreaArea in haPremonsoonArea1100 Inl<strong>and</strong> Wetl<strong>and</strong>s - Natural1 1101 Lakes/Ponds 15 501 1.67 337 1752 1102 Ox-bow lakes/ Cut-<strong>of</strong>f me<strong>and</strong>ers 1 461 1.54 316 1073 1104 Riverine wetl<strong>and</strong>s 4 1272 4.24 836 12714 1105 Waterlogged 77 1028 3.43 678 2805 1106 River/Stream 124 24841 82.84 24112 240511200 Inl<strong>and</strong> Wetl<strong>and</strong>s -Man-made6 1201 Reservoirs/Barrages 8 1562 5.21 1520 14157 1202 Tanks/Ponds 29 150 0.50 113 1218 1203 Waterlogged 1 5 0.02 - -Sub-Total 259 29820 99.44 27912 27420Wetl<strong>and</strong>s (
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