Move to reserve share for Keoladeo Park from Panchna dam
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15/06/2011
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Hindu (New Delhi)
Water scarcity during past decade nearly finished the UNESCO heritage site
Water woes of the celebrated bird sanctuary, Keoladeo National Park (KNP), Bharatpur, may come to an end soon if the Rajasthan Government accepts a recommendation from the State's Board for Wildlife to reserve a share of water from the Panchana dam in the neighbouring Karauli district. The natural flow of water to the 29-sq-km sanctuary, a unique wetland declared a heritage site by the UNESCO, remains blocked after the Gambhiri River was dammed at Panchana a few years back.
Since 2004, the park has been facing severe water shortage after opposition by local farmers to the release of water to the park which is the nesting and breeding ground for a large number of birds.
Though a series of steps, including construction of a canal