Deepor Beel: An Avian Paradise

Deepor Beel is a permeant freshwater lake with abundant aquatic flora and fauna.

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In 1989 an area measuring 4.1 km2 of the lake was declared as a Wildlife Sanctuary by the Govt. of Assam.

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Later in the year 2002 the Deepor beel has been designated as a Ramsar site under the Ramsar Convention.

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In 2004 the Birdlife International declared the site as an Important Bird Area (IBA).

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More than 265 species of birds including 9 threatened species are recorded in Deepor beel as per the e-bird database.

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The Greater Adjutant stork is a regular sighting in the Dumping ground, adjacent to Deepor beel.

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Thousands of migratory birds visit the ‘beel’ in every winter.

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There are 50 species of freshwater fish in Deepor beel

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Deepor beel acts as a natural stormwater reservoir during the monsoon season for the Guwahati city.

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