Yashwant Sagar

Yashwant Sagar is a dam reservoir on Gambhir river, located around 26 kilometers west of Indore near Hatod village on Indore-Depalpur road in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh. It supplies water to Indore. It is spread over around 2,650 hectares.[1][2] It was built in 1939.[3]

It is one of the strongholds of the vulnerable Sarus crane in central India. It is also one of the 19 Important Bird Areas of Madhya Pradesh.[4] Also it is one of the two IBAs in Indore region as well as one of the most important birding sites in Malwa.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (India), Madhya Pradesh (9 April 2018). "Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hoshangabad". Government Central Press – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Yashvant Sagar(Corporation) Dam D02953 -". india-wris.nrsc.gov.in.
  3. ↑ User, Super. "Yashwant Sagar Dam". www.industryabout.com.
  4. ↑ "Yashwant Sagar: A Home To The Vunerable Sarus Crane – India's Endangered". indiasendangered.com.
  5. ↑ "Birding Spots of Indore". wordpress.com. 20 February 2013.

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