434
Sanctuary) is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. The other signifi cant wetland is the
Sambhar Salt Lake . Both of these wetlands
are signifi cant habitats for birds.
34. In TN , some of the wetlands are Kullur
Sandai, Vembakottai, Point Calimere,
Amaravathi Reservoir, etc. Dr. Salim Ali, in
1962, had fi rst identifi ed the Point Calimere
region as an area of high signifi cance for the
conservation of birds.
35. In Uttar Pradesh ( UP ), the ‘jheel’ (wetland)
is a group of shallow, freshwater marshy
(mainly residual oxbow) wetlands. These
jheels are important habitats for resident and
migratory waterfowls.
36. In Uttarakhand , the Assan Barrage is a signifi cant wetland. The Assan River has been
identifi ed with the Asmanvati of the Rigveda.
The Assan Barrage Bird Sanctuary is a signifi cant habitat for birds.
37. In West Bengal , some of the wetlands are
Brace Bridge, Rabindra Sarovar, East
Kolkata wetlands, the Sundarbans, etc. They
are important as habitats for birds, fi shes,
aquaculture and avocation of a large number
of people.
Suggested Readings
APHA (1995) Standard methods for the examination of
water and wastewater. American Public Health
Association, Washington, DC, xxxix + 1193
Banerjea SM (1967) Water quality and soil condition of
the fi sh ponds in some States of India in relation to fi sh
production. Indian J Fish 14(1–2):115–144
Benjamin R, Chakrapani BK, Kar D, Nagarathna AV,
Ramachandra TV (1996) Fish mortality in Bangalore
lakes, India. Electron Green J 6:1–5
Bennet GW (1962) Management of artifi cial lakes and
ponds. Reinhold, New York, pp 1–283
Bhuyan BR (1970) Physico-chemical qualities of water of
some ancient tanks in Sibsagar. Environ Health
12:129–134
Chakrapani BK (1996) The plankton communities of
Bangalore and Maddur-A report on status, water quality, plankton and bird population of lakes in and
around Bangalore and Maddur, Karnataka and India.
Karnataka State Forest Department, Bangalore
Chakrapani BK, Ramakrishna Parama VR (1996) Quality
of lake waters in and around Bangalore and Maddur-A
report on status, water quality, plankton and bird
population of lakes in and around Bangalore and
Maddur, Karnataka and India. Karnataka State Forest
Department, Bangalore
Chatrath KJS (1992) Wetlands of India-Major threats
faced by wetlands of India and their conservation measures. Ashish Publication House, New Delhi, pp 22–32
Darlington PJ Jr (1957) Zoogeography: the geographical
distribution of animals. Wiley, New York, pp 675
Deepa RS, Ramachandra TV (1999) Impact of urbanization
in the interconnectivity of wetlands. In: Proceedings of
national symposium on remote sensing applications for
natural resources: retrospective and perspective, organized by the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
(Bangalore), 19–21 Jan 1999, pp 343–351. Indian
Society of Remote Sensing, Bangalore
Dey SC (1973) Studies on the distribution and taxonomy
of the Ichthyofauna of the hill streams of KamrupKhasi- Garo Regions of Assam with special reference
to the functional morphology of some rheophillic
fi shes. D.Sc. thesis. University of Calcutta, India,
xi + 299
Dey SC (1981) Studies on the hydrobiological conditions
of some commercially important lakes (Beels) of
Kamrup district of Assam and their bearing on Fish production. Final technical report, North-Eastern Council,
Govt. of India, Shillong, pp 177, 18 Figs., 8 pls
Dey SC, Kar D (1989) Aquatic macrophytes of Lake Sone
in Assam. Environ Ecol 7(1):253–254
Dey SC, Kar D (1990) Fish yield trend in Sone, a tectonic
lake of Assam. Matsya 15–16:39–43
Dey SC, Kar D (1994) Phytoplankton dynamics of Lake
Sone in Assam. Bull Life Sci IV:49–54
Dhar N (2004) Certain aspects of limnology and fi shery of
Baskandi Lake in the Cachar district of Assam. Ph.D.
thesis, University of Gauhati, Assam, pp 165
Fernando CH, Furtado JJ (1975) Reservoir fi shery
resources of South-East Asia. Bull Fish Res Stn Sri
Lanka 26(1–2):83–95
Fritch TE (1907) Proc R Soc Lond (B) Ser LXXIX: Indian
Society of Remote Sensing (Bangalore). 191–254
Govind BV (1963) Preliminary studies on the Plankton of
Tungabhadra Reservoir. Indian J Fish X(I-A):148–158
Govt. of Assam (2006) Statistical handbook of Assam.
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of
Assam, Guwahati
Iyengar MCP (1940) Proceedings of the 27th Indian science congress, Part III, Abstracts, p 128
Jhingran VG, Tripathi SD (1969) A review of the measures adopted for the development of the fi sheries of
reservoirs in India. In: Proceedings of the seminar on
ecology, fi sheries freshwater reservoirs, Barrackpore,
pp 637–651
Joyangoudar I (1964) Bioecological study of Nuggikari
Lake, Dharwar, Mysore State, South India.
Hydrobiologia XXIII(3–4):30–35
Kannan V, Job SV (1980a) Diurnal depth-wise and seasonal changes of physico-chemical factors in Sathiar
Reservoir. Hydrobiologia 70(1–2):103–117
20 Wetlands of India
Sanctuary) is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. The other signifi cant wetland is the
Sambhar Salt Lake . Both of these wetlands
are signifi cant habitats for birds.
34. In TN , some of the wetlands are Kullur
Sandai, Vembakottai, Point Calimere,
Amaravathi Reservoir, etc. Dr. Salim Ali, in
1962, had fi rst identifi ed the Point Calimere
region as an area of high signifi cance for the
conservation of birds.
35. In Uttar Pradesh ( UP ), the ‘jheel’ (wetland)
is a group of shallow, freshwater marshy
(mainly residual oxbow) wetlands. These
jheels are important habitats for resident and
migratory waterfowls.
36. In Uttarakhand , the Assan Barrage is a signifi cant wetland. The Assan River has been
identifi ed with the Asmanvati of the Rigveda.
The Assan Barrage Bird Sanctuary is a signifi cant habitat for birds.
37. In West Bengal , some of the wetlands are
Brace Bridge, Rabindra Sarovar, East
Kolkata wetlands, the Sundarbans, etc. They
are important as habitats for birds, fi shes,
aquaculture and avocation of a large number
of people.
Suggested Readings
APHA (1995) Standard methods for the examination of
water and wastewater. American Public Health
Association, Washington, DC, xxxix + 1193
Banerjea SM (1967) Water quality and soil condition of
the fi sh ponds in some States of India in relation to fi sh
production. Indian J Fish 14(1–2):115–144
Benjamin R, Chakrapani BK, Kar D, Nagarathna AV,
Ramachandra TV (1996) Fish mortality in Bangalore
lakes, India. Electron Green J 6:1–5
Bennet GW (1962) Management of artifi cial lakes and
ponds. Reinhold, New York, pp 1–283
Bhuyan BR (1970) Physico-chemical qualities of water of
some ancient tanks in Sibsagar. Environ Health
12:129–134
Chakrapani BK (1996) The plankton communities of
Bangalore and Maddur-A report on status, water quality, plankton and bird population of lakes in and
around Bangalore and Maddur, Karnataka and India.
Karnataka State Forest Department, Bangalore
Chakrapani BK, Ramakrishna Parama VR (1996) Quality
of lake waters in and around Bangalore and Maddur-A
report on status, water quality, plankton and bird
population of lakes in and around Bangalore and
Maddur, Karnataka and India. Karnataka State Forest
Department, Bangalore
Chatrath KJS (1992) Wetlands of India-Major threats
faced by wetlands of India and their conservation measures. Ashish Publication House, New Delhi, pp 22–32
Darlington PJ Jr (1957) Zoogeography: the geographical
distribution of animals. Wiley, New York, pp 675
Deepa RS, Ramachandra TV (1999) Impact of urbanization
in the interconnectivity of wetlands. In: Proceedings of
national symposium on remote sensing applications for
natural resources: retrospective and perspective, organized by the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
(Bangalore), 19–21 Jan 1999, pp 343–351. Indian
Society of Remote Sensing, Bangalore
Dey SC (1973) Studies on the distribution and taxonomy
of the Ichthyofauna of the hill streams of KamrupKhasi- Garo Regions of Assam with special reference
to the functional morphology of some rheophillic
fi shes. D.Sc. thesis. University of Calcutta, India,
xi + 299
Dey SC (1981) Studies on the hydrobiological conditions
of some commercially important lakes (Beels) of
Kamrup district of Assam and their bearing on Fish production. Final technical report, North-Eastern Council,
Govt. of India, Shillong, pp 177, 18 Figs., 8 pls
Dey SC, Kar D (1989) Aquatic macrophytes of Lake Sone
in Assam. Environ Ecol 7(1):253–254
Dey SC, Kar D (1990) Fish yield trend in Sone, a tectonic
lake of Assam. Matsya 15–16:39–43
Dey SC, Kar D (1994) Phytoplankton dynamics of Lake
Sone in Assam. Bull Life Sci IV:49–54
Dhar N (2004) Certain aspects of limnology and fi shery of
Baskandi Lake in the Cachar district of Assam. Ph.D.
thesis, University of Gauhati, Assam, pp 165
Fernando CH, Furtado JJ (1975) Reservoir fi shery
resources of South-East Asia. Bull Fish Res Stn Sri
Lanka 26(1–2):83–95
Fritch TE (1907) Proc R Soc Lond (B) Ser LXXIX: Indian
Society of Remote Sensing (Bangalore). 191–254
Govind BV (1963) Preliminary studies on the Plankton of
Tungabhadra Reservoir. Indian J Fish X(I-A):148–158
Govt. of Assam (2006) Statistical handbook of Assam.
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of
Assam, Guwahati
Iyengar MCP (1940) Proceedings of the 27th Indian science congress, Part III, Abstracts, p 128
Jhingran VG, Tripathi SD (1969) A review of the measures adopted for the development of the fi sheries of
reservoirs in India. In: Proceedings of the seminar on
ecology, fi sheries freshwater reservoirs, Barrackpore,
pp 637–651
Joyangoudar I (1964) Bioecological study of Nuggikari
Lake, Dharwar, Mysore State, South India.
Hydrobiologia XXIII(3–4):30–35
Kannan V, Job SV (1980a) Diurnal depth-wise and seasonal changes of physico-chemical factors in Sathiar
Reservoir. Hydrobiologia 70(1–2):103–117
20 Wetlands of India