Context:
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department to prepare an inventory of land use adjacent to the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary for declaring it an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for conservation of the Kolleru Lake ecosystem.
About Kolleru Lake:
- One of the largest freshwater lake in the country.
- Location – Andhra Pradesh
- Located between the deltas of Krishna and Godavari rivers.
- One of the main hotspots for bird migratory route called Central Asian Flyway
- Declared as wildlife sanctuary.
- Declared as a ‘Ramsar Convention’ site in 2002.
- Lake is fed directly by the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru rivers
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Indicator Species: Grey pelican
- Forest Type: A wetland marsh habitat
- Fauna – Migratory birds like Glossy ibis, Open billed stork, Purple moorhen, Painted storks, Pied avocet, Marbled teal, Common redshank, etc.
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Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Consider the following pairs:
Wetlands: Confluence of rivers
1. Harike Wetlands: Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej
2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park: Confluence of Banas and Chambal
3. Kolleru Lake: Confluence of Musi and Krishna
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Keoladeo Ghana National Park is situated at the confluence of the Gambhir and Banganga rivers.
Kolleru Lake lies between the Godavari and Krishna river deltas. Hence, pairs 2 and 3 are not correctly matched.
