Sirpur Lake : In News
Following the order of the National Green Tribunal, a team of Indore Municipal Corporation along with police removed encroachments and 30 stalls from the catchment area in Sirpur Lake recently.
- Sirpur Lake is a human-made wetlandlocated in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- It is a 670-acre lake, which is more than 130 years old, made by Maharaja Shivajirao Holkar to generate water supply for the city of Indore.
- The Indore City Gazette, 1908, has many references to Sirpur Lake, utilised for water supply and recreational purposes.
- It is a shallow, alkaline, nutrient-rich lake that floods during the monsoon.
- Sirpur Lake boasts a diverse habitat, featuring extensive wetlands, shrub forests, grasslands, tall trees, and shallow and deep-water areas.
- It is inhabited by 189 species of birds, belonging to 55 families.
- It is also home to several species of reptiles, insects, butterflies, and fish.
- It was designated a Ramsar site under the Ramsar Convention on January 7, 2022.
