Keoladeo National Park
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Overview
Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan is a natural World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1985, and a Ramsar site.
It is on the Montreux Record of threatened wetlands, along with Loktak Lake.
Formerly the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, it is a man-made wetland created by the rulers of Bharatpur in the 19th century as a duck-shooting reserve.
It was famous as a wintering ground of the Siberian crane, last seen here in 2002.
Water supply from the Ajan bund and the Chambal–Govardhan pipeline is critical for keeping the wetland alive. It became a Ramsar site in 1981 and a national park in 1982.
Geography and key facts
- Rajasthan
- Natural World Heritage Site (1985)
- Ramsar site on the Montreux Record
- Formerly Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
- Ramsar site 1981; national park 1982
- Siberian crane last seen 2002
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in wetland–state pairs (2014).
Note for UPSC
Natural World Heritage Site, inscribed 1985 · Rajasthan. Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Rajasthan.
UPSC asks about the state, the dynasty or period, and whether a site is cultural or natural.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2014 · Q46Consider the following pairs : Wetlands Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Keoladeo National Park.
Key facts
- Type
- World Heritage Site · Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Rajasthan
- Heritage type
- Natural
- Inscribed (UNESCO)
- 1985
- Coordinates
- 27.167°N, 77.517°E
27.167°N, 77.517°E
2 markers on the map - Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2014
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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