The present study is a first of its kind on the sediment contamination in deepor beel, which makes use of source apportionment receptor modelling technique positive matrix factorization pmf for determining and quantifying the sources contribution to the pollution of the sediment column of deepor beel, assam. The vegetation types found in the area are mixedmoist deciduous forests, semievergreen forests and scattered deciduous forests. Protected area update 43 june 2003 1 protected area update news and information from protected areas in india and south asia. A modeling approach to evaluate degradation presented in at the annual conference in palm springs, ca, may 2011. It is also called a wetland under the ramsar convention which has listed the lake in november 2002, as a ramsar site for undertaking conservation measures on the basis of its biological and environmental importance. Stork deaths have no link with deepor beel water content, claims govt poet sananta tanti presented padmanath literary award nessia submits suggestions to niti aayog team bbci, kochi institute sign mou for research producers body executive panel formed railway passengers body rues govt lack of. As a result of the lack of regular updates and information on potential or open article 3. Request pdf impact of waste dump on surface water quality and aquatic insect diversity of deepor beel ramsar site, assam, northeast india water and aquatic insects were collected seasonally. Deepor beel11 the mean value of bod was well above the criteria during 20102014. Sc5318 update on the status of sites on the list of. Drawing competitions for school students imphal and bengaluru on the theme of the campaign 6. Performance audit of environmental degradation in the. To analyze the diversity and richness of various phylogenic groups of lower and.
Meeting conference parties the convention on wetlands. Besides, the district administration along with the relevant line deptt. Deepor beel, which act as a natural storm water reservoir during the monsoon season, is greatly influenced by the rapid pace of urbanization and improper land use pattern of guwahati city. If ever there was a thing we took for granted it would be water. Impact of urbanisation on deepor beel wetland report prepared for the completion of internship programme under astec, 2016 by parangam sarma basistha 9 2. Deepor beel and its fringe areas are made up of recent alluvium. Our connection to this precious commodity, our awareness of it, begins and ends at the mouths of the taps in our homes and workplaces. Deepor beel beel means wetland or large aquatic body in assamese located about 10 km southwest of guwahati city is considered as one of the large and important riverine wetlands in the brahmaputra valley of lower assam, india. Borsola beel, sorusola beel, silsako beel and bondajan beel and deepor beel, have thus been notified. Documents indicate,including those submitte the unesco, that,deepor beel is spread ove area of 40. The deepor beel is located in a u shaped valley bounded by steep highlands in the north and south side of the beel. The preparedness to deal with disasters and combat its impacts is not up to the mark which has made. Another interesting example of encroachment and pollution, not.
Deepor beel supports an important fishery, providing a means of livelihood for a number of local families, and is used for domestic water supply. Assessing wetland landscape dynamics in the deepor beel of brahmaputra basin using geospatial tools. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The last day of the first phase of induction programme was started with an early morning yoga session in presence of some experts. In spite of such severe organic pollution, pcba had not formulated any plan for addressing it. The encroachment of deepor beel was so rampant that there are a number of dwelling units and structures including the laying of railway track inside the wetland, that made the wetland to shrunk by 40 sq.
In assam, many of the inland wetlands such as deepor beel, samaguri beel, historic tanks of sivasagar, beels of kaziranga,pobitora, etc. Guwahati adjoining the deepor beel bird sanctuary which lies 3km southwest from the campus. The report covering the period 201015 contains the results of performance audit of environmental degradation in the greater guwahati area with special emphasis on the role of pollution control board, assam. This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 17. A rapid assessment of water quality of 10 selected sites of deepor beel was carried out using aquatic insect community during september 2012 to february 20. Further the students in groups were taken to deepor beel and reserve forests to explore the different flora and fauna available there day 3 08082019. The city is prone to floods and landslides and is located on the earthquake prone belt. Pdf on jun 15, 2019, shampa deb and others published ecology of deepor beel wetland, a ramsar site of guwahati.
Inaugural ions was held in india in 2015 under the chairmanship of the indian navy. Pdf assessing wetland landscape dynamics in the deepor. Spv flow chart with government and nongovernment spv for guwahati gmc gmda other water resources department for work related to. Considering these sensitive nature of location about 45% of land has been kept under ecosensitive zone to check undesired development near these areas. Editorial iterms of concrete structures and random. Impact of waste dump on surface water quality and aquatic. Garbhanga reserve forest on its south and deepor beel on west and pamohi reserve on north. Water and aquatic insects were collected seasonally from site 1, the lowlying area of the dump near deepor beel, and from sites 2 and 3 of the main wetland and analysed.
In 2006, deepor beel unnayan sam encroachment of the lake. The affidavit filed by the railway authority as per mr. International journal of ecology and environmental sciences. Information has accordingly been furnished in the affid avit on the action taken. Pdf converter is a online webbased document to pdf converter software. Audit has been conducted in conformity with the auditing standards issued by the comptroller and auditor general of india. Sa ikia indicates that the proposal for construction of tunnel between gate no. It was celebrated to mark the adoption of ramsar convention on wetland. In the sam fil d h pil i lidfiled another pil against solid waste wetland shrunk by more than 15 % in dumping of garbage soil. While dissolved oxygen do increased from site 1 to site 3 in each season, electrical conductivity ec, total dissolved solid tds, total alkalinity ta and free co 2 fco 2 decreased. Dipor bil, also spelt deepor beel, is located to the southwest of guwahati city, in kamrup district of assam, india it is a permanent freshwater lake, in a former channel of the brahmaputra river, to the south of the main river. Illegal earthcutting in deepor beel wls illegal earth cutting has reportedly been going on in deepor beel wls for the last few months. Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration amchang wildlife sanctuary deepor beel wetland 10km d.
Convert and create pdf from various types of files like word doc, excel xls, powerpoint ppt. Considered as one of the largest beels in the brahmapu. Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters brahmaputra river o km e. We know little of the impossible journeys it makes to get there where does it come from. Deepor beel is a wetland of international importance under. Media in category birds of assam the following 115 files are in this category, out of 115 total. Formal and structured training on making products of water hyacinth is a necessity in promoting water hyacinth craft into a sustainable livelihood option. Illegal construction, the direct threats to the lake. Save deepor beel campaign deepor beel beel means wetland or large aquatic body in assamese is one of the largest and most important riverine wetland in assams brahmaputra valley india and is representative of the wetlands found within the burma monsoon forest biogeographic region.
Application of positive matrix factorization receptor. Deepor beel is an open lake basin connected with a set of inflow and out flow channels. Protected area update 45 october 2003 4 assam deepor beel to be the venue for water sports during national games 2005 the kamrup metro dc and the president of the rowing association, ak absar hazarika recently said that the developmental works for promoting adventure and. Laws and polilicciies for prottitection of waterbodies in. Some more beels such as urpod in goalpara, dalani and tamranga in. Seminar on the theme of the campaign imphal, bengaluru, pune, guwahati and delhi eminent speakers.
Deepor beel into an eco tourism hub to the ministry of tourism. In india main celebration of world wetlands day took place at deepor beel wetland in assam. Protected area update 32 1 august 2001 protected area update news and information from protected areas in india and south asia. The the last ten years illegal construction the broken the last ten years. Ministry of tourism is aware of the enormous potential for promotion and development of tourism in assam.
Harnessing truck count data from diverse sources to improve freight planning presented at trb. Family scientific name 1 notopteridae notopterus chitolus 2 n. Information has accordingly been furnished in the affid avit on the action taken against these aspects which we may reproduced as below. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Deepor beel is a permanent, freshwater lake, in a former channel of the brahmaputra river, now to the south of the main river southwest of. Gis and modeling approach appendix a in hep, cumulative habitat units is computed by summing the area under a plot of hu versus time. Identification of endangered and endemic fauna in deepor beel. Which local organizations are working on this issue. The ministry under its schemes of swadesh darshan integrated development of theme based tourist circuits and prashad national mission on pilgrimage rejuvenation and. This page was last edited on 14 february 2019, at 04. Sustainable development of ramsar wetland of deepor beel in northeast india. Greater adjutants leptoptilos dubius on garbage dump at deepor beel guwahati by dr.
Deepor beel is one of the most important wetlands in the brahmaputra valley of lower assam in india and is representative of the wetlands found within the burma monsoon forest biogeography region. This assumes significance considering the lake is a designated ramsar12 site for. Deepor beel is the only ramsar site in assam and among the third ramsar site of the north eastern region of india deepor beel is representative of the wetlands found within the burma monsoon forest biogeographic region saikia, kumar saikia and bhatta, 2014. The assam forest department organised the following programmes on the theme wetlands for a sustainable urban future for the celebration of world wetlands day2018.
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