83555 migratory birds of 86 species visited Pong Dam this year
As many as 83555 migratory birds of 86 species visited the Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary during till January 15 this year this was stated by Chief Minister Sukhvinder SinghSukhu in the assembly today.
Replying to a supplementary query Hoshiyar Singh of (Dehra) Chief Minister stated in the question hours that due to declining the number of birds in the Sanctuary area union government has ordered to declaration of the eco-sensitive zones however state government would conduct a predetermination survey of the area. The Government would declare it an eco-sensitive area after consultation with members of five assembly constituencies falling in the sanctuary.
Giving the figures of visiting birds in the sanctuary area, the Chief Minister said that in the last three years about 110 species and 110309 fowls visited in 2021-22, 108 species and 117022 in 2022-23, and 86 species and 83555 birds visited in 23-24.
Chief Minister said that no
no tigers were found in the Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and in the last three years from 2021-22 Forest Department sold tickets of Rs 881680/, In 2022-23 – Rs 216810, and in 2023-24 up to 15.01.2024 Rs 236150/.
Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary witnessed a footfall of 4956 tourists in 2021-22, 2198 in 2022-23, and up to 15.01.2024 1728.
The Wildlife Sanctuary witnessed the migration of birds from Trans Himalaya countries in the winter season and the annual Census of bird estimation is carried out every year in January, CM informed adding that mangroves do not exist in Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary.
Chief Minister informed that Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary have northern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forests and it flora of species like Acacia catechu (Khair), Anogeissus latifolia (Dhau), Lannea coromandelica (Ash tree), Aegle marmelos (Bael), Dalbergia sisoo (Shisham), Ougeinia (Sandan), Bombax ceiba (Simal), Syzygium cumini (Jamun), Mangifera indica (Aam), Bauhinia variegata (Kachnaar), Terminalia tomentosa (Arjun), Terminalia bellirica (Bahera), Terminalia chebula (Harad), Ficus benghalensis (Bargad), Eucalyptus (Safeda), Albizia lebbeck ((Siris), Lannea Sps. (Ash tree), Pinus roxburghii (Chir), Leucaena leucocephala (Lucinia), Mallotus philippensis (Kamala), Dendrocalamus strictus (Baans) & Pyrus pashia (Kainth) etc. The Shrubs & Grasses Carissa opaca (Garna), Adhatoda vasica (Basuti), Murraya koeniagii (Curry leaf), Zizyphus sps. (Ber), Agave (Rambaan), Rubus sps. (Aakhe), Saccharum munja (Khad Ghaas), Arundinaria Sps. (Nalghaas) & Cynodon (Darub Grass).
