Tawa Reservoir
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Overview
Tawa is a reservoir of about 20,050 ha in Madhya Pradesh and a Ramsar site.
It is formed by a dam on the Tawa river, a tributary of the Narmada, in Narmadapuram district.
It lies next to Satpura National Park and Bori sanctuary.
It was designated a Ramsar site in 2024.
The Tawa dam was completed in the 1970s and irrigates large areas of Narmadapuram and Harda.
The river rises in the Satpura hills near Pachmarhi.
The reservoir supports fishing cooperatives of local tribal people.
Waterbirds use its backwaters, especially in winter.
Geography and key facts
- MP
- Ramsar site
- Tawa river
- Satpura TR
- Ramsar site 2024
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on wetlands.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Madhya Pradesh.
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Tawa Reservoir yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Madhya Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 22.562°N, 77.977°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)