Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary

Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Haryana showing the location of Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Haryana showing the location of Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Haryana, India
Map of Haryana showing the location of Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Haryana showing the location of Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
Coordinates: 28°33′55″N 76°31′38″E / 28.565150°N 76.527286°E / 28.565150; 76.527286
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictJhajjar
Government
 • BodyForests Department, Haryana
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websiteharyanaforest.gov.in

Khaparwas Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Jhajjar district, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Delhi).[1] The reserve covers 82.70 hectares. This is an important part of ecological corridor along the route of Sahibi River which traverses from Aravalli hills in Rajasthan to Yamuna via Masani barrage, Matanhail forest, Chhuchhakwas-Godhari, Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, Outfall Drain Number 8 and 6, Sarbashirpur, Sultanpur National Park, Basai and The Lost Lake (Gurugram). It lies 5 km northwest of Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary and 46 km northwest of Sultantpur National Park via road.

The Adjacent villages are Khaparwas, Bhindawas, Chandol, Dhakla and Surehti.

History

The Forests Department, Haryana of Government of Haryana officially declared this to be a Wildlife Sanctuary on 30 January 1987.

Khaparwas Lake

Rainwater, JLN Feeder Canal and its escape channel are main source of water in the bird sanctuary.

Nearby Attraction

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification" (PDF). envfor.nic.in. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.