Kokrajhar: Diplai Beel, a natural waterbody, which lies within the vicinity of Chakrachila wildlife sanctuary in Kokrajhar, is all set to get a facelift to make it more tourist-friendly.

The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) administration has taken steps to preserve Diplai Beel, without harming the ecology and environment, by renovating the existing tourist park with financial support from th

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Siliguri, Feb.

Shillong, Feb.

SHILLONG, Feb 2: Scientists have stressed the need for conservation of wetlands for a balanced ecosystem in the biodiversity-rich Northeast. The atlas of Northeast India released by the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) at Barapani near Shillong today revealed that the biodiversity of the region accounts for almost 5 per cent of the wetlands in the country.

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is prepared to go on the warpath yet again. His latest battleground: the endangered wetlands.

Over the next few months he intends to proactively and aggressively work with States to implement the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010.

Rajahmundry, Feb.

The notification of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 has provided a legal framework for protecting an ecosystem that has come under serious threat from unregulated development activity. Wetlands provide a range of ecosystem services, not the least of which is water security to vast regions housing millions of people.

The Mahul-Sewri mudflats are one of the 160 wetlands in the country which qualify for the Ramsar Criteria, according to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), which released the list on the eve of World Wetlands Day.

The Mahul-Sewri mudflats have been the homes for thousands of migratory birds, mostly flamingos.