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[[File:Delhi aerial photo 03-2016 img2.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Najafgarh Drain]]

'''Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary''' and wetland ecosystem is composed of the [[wetland]] [[ecosystem]] and [[wildlife habitat]] on several kilometres of the [[Najafgarh drain]] (Delhi end of [[Sahibi River]] before it falls into [[Yamuna]]) which passes through southwest [[Delhi]] in India's capital territory. It includes the portion draining the depression or basin area that formed the once famous but now partially drained [[Najafgarh lake]] (Najafgarh jheel). It is a refuge to thousands of migratory waterbirds every winter. The winter months are the best time to visit it to see many flocks of wintering waterbirds. It is currently classified as a [[Reserved forests and protected forests of India|Protected Forest]].<ref>[http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/environment/Environment/Home/Achievements/ Plantation/Greening of Delhi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126100652/http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/environment/Environment/Home/Achievements |date=26 November 2011 }}, Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi, India website, {{cite web|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/e5d6a2804e0153e1b13cb53cf97f2eae/1-21.pdf?MOD%3DAJPERES |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006180249/http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/e5d6a2804e0153e1b13cb53cf97f2eae/1-21.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-date=6 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Home/Forests+of+Delhi/Recorded+Forest Recorded Forests (Notified Forest Areas in Delhi)], Forest Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:V48EOp-4YnsJ:www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/e5d6a2804e0153e1b13cb53cf97f2eae/1-21.pdf%3FMOD%3DAJPERES+delhi+airport+najafgarh+drain+birds&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgHf_kltmUAtbU59pAAd8gfGPh7wODG1CCLfjl10mvyx13jvqOPqupfaw7B_HFEgH_tBhpnmMkzZBR9MpQGK_CaKS-qA4gZ46MeDbzgyqhJT8t5nGtHTL34-jFb_650_OYmk7wP&sig=AHIEtbTcy0YSNcsWBtQ0OENviJMP0lIoIA]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Search+Results/ |title=Search for Najafgarh drain on Forest Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, India website |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317094505/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Search%2BResults/ |archive-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120805234949/http://www2.wii.gov.in/envis/paupdates/update39october2002.htm "Bird sanctuary proposed in Najafgarh" – Protected Area Update, No. 39 October 2002, Kalpavriksh]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080922143809/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/29/stories/2008062960760300.htm Another city forest opened – Delhi will soon have 32 of them, says Sheila, New Delhi, Jun 29, 2008, The Hindu Newspaper]</ref>

==History==

The area came to be recognised as an important wildlife habitat after a local naturalist studying the area during 1986 to 1989 called attention to it, recommending it to be conserved as a bird sanctuary. After this, the Delhi wildlife department posted 16 guards in the area to control illegal bird hunters, including diplomats from various international embassies located in Delhi, India's capital. Delhi Administration officials were tasked with declaring about 25 km stretch of the drain in rural Delhi, including where it passes through the core area of the now partially drained Najafgarh Lake, protected under the Wildlife Act after Lt. Governor of Delhi Mr. [[H.L. Kapur]] was invited to the area for touring the site where he also heard accounts of local villagers telling of the rampant illegal hunting of waterbirds that went on here every year. The staff of the Flood Control and Irrigation Department, numbering about 40, were also given the additional responsibility of protecting the wildlife on and around the [[Drainage basin]].<ref name=bird1>[A bird sanctuary for Delhi soon, By Nirupama Subramanian, Express News Service, City, New Delhi, 7 March 1988, Indian Express Newspaper]</ref><ref name=bird2>[Flamingos flock to Capital, By N. Suresh, New Delhi, 7 January 1988, The Times of India]</ref><ref name=bird3>[Down by the wetlands, on the wild side, Najafgarh drain, By Vivek Menon, 9 March 1991, Weekend, New Delhi, Indian Express Newspaper (Vivek Menon formerly with [[WWF-India]] now with [[Wildlife Trust of India]])]</ref>

==Wetland==

The Najafgarh drain itself acts as an elongated water body or lake. It has trees planted on both its embankments and an inspection road running on one embankment. During the winter months it attracts vast quantities of migratory birds, and supports local wildlife year-round.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=40725 DTTDC to develop bird sanctuary near Najafgarh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415033834/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=40725 |date=15 April 2013 }}, 12 January 2003, The Indian Express</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article81562.ece Migratory birds are giving Delhi the go-by], 17 January 2010, [[The Hindu]]</ref><ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=197471 Najafgarh jheel may chirp again]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, 20 August 2006, The Indian Express</ref> The wetland ecosystem and wildlife habitat on several kilometres of less polluted Najafgarh drain in rural Delhi before entering the main city, including the former ''Najafgarh lake'' or ''Najafgarh jheel'' area, is very important habitat to [[bird migration|migratory]] [[waterbirds]] as well as local [[wildlife]]. It has been earmarked to be declared a [[bird sanctuary]] for Delhi.<ref name=bird1/><ref name=bird2/><ref name=bird3/> Sections of the forested embankments of Najafgarh drain are currently classified as the [[Reserved forests and protected forests of India|Protected Forests]].<ref>[http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/environment/Environment/Home/Achievements/ Plantation/Greening of Delhi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126100652/http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/environment/Environment/Home/Achievements |date=26 November 2011 }}, Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi, India website, {{cite web|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/e5d6a2804e0153e1b13cb53cf97f2eae/1-21.pdf?MOD%3DAJPERES |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006180249/http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/e5d6a2804e0153e1b13cb53cf97f2eae/1-21.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-date=6 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Home/Forests+of+Delhi/Recorded+Forest Recorded Forests (Notified Forest Areas in Delhi)], Forest Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:V48EOp-4YnsJ:www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/e5d6a2804e0153e1b13cb53cf97f2eae/1-21.pdf%3FMOD%3DAJPERES+delhi+airport+najafgarh+drain+birds&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgHf_kltmUAtbU59pAAd8gfGPh7wODG1CCLfjl10mvyx13jvqOPqupfaw7B_HFEgH_tBhpnmMkzZBR9MpQGK_CaKS-qA4gZ46MeDbzgyqhJT8t5nGtHTL34-jFb_650_OYmk7wP&sig=AHIEtbTcy0YSNcsWBtQ0OENviJMP0lIoIA]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Search+Results/ |title=Search for Najafgarh drain on Forest Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, India website |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317094505/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Search%2BResults/ |archive-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120805234949/http://www2.wii.gov.in/envis/paupdates/update39october2002.htm "Bird sanctuary proposed in Najafgarh" – Protected Area Update, No. 39 October 2002, Kalpavriksh]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080922143809/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/29/stories/2008062960760300.htm Another city forest opened – Delhi will soon have 32 of them, says Sheila, New Delhi, Jun 29, 2008, The Hindu Newspaper]</ref> Bird watchers also visit the area now and conduct annual bird-counts.<ref>{{Cite book | url= https://archive.org/stream/NLBW32_78/NLBW32_78_djvu.txt | title=Nlbw32_78}}</ref>

==Issues==

[[Bird strike]]s on aircraft at the nearby [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] have been a concern.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PDAET/articleshow/4158220.cms], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120403025741/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-02-20/news/28460924_1_bird-hits-delhi-airport-national-bird-control-committee Most bird hits at Delhi airport], 20 Feb 2009, TNN, [[The Economic Times]], New Delhi, India. Retrieved 4 May 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-igi-backyard-a-new-bird-sanctuary/593768/0 In IGI backyard, a new ‘bird sanctuary’], 22 Mar 2010, The Indian Express</ref><ref>[http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/30dad7804eef611babe1bbfe99daf05a/MINUTES+AEMC_28April09.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=30dad7804eef611babe1bbfe99daf05a], [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:K8A2wMfyKpMJ:www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/30dad7804eef611babe1bbfe99daf05a/MINUTES%2BAEMC_28April09.pdf%3FMOD%3DAJPERES%26CACHEID%3D30dad7804eef611babe1bbfe99daf05a+delhi+airport+najafgarh+drain+birds&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShe_rd73VWFvAR-Oe0sPq7iPuYAsjpLvlEgkFdvOBCr9KUCwCnhtnUt9nTGOma-1lyr8Vttv4dTJ1tzG5pByZFj7MDNkbgDh7xLK3fKvVlfnwpFvqQLIs4ncHyJDOl21g60Sjyq&sig=AHIEtbRBQpcKgInwVJ9WuWECPuDk8iyGGg Minutes of the Airfield Environment Management Committee Meeting, 28 04 2009]</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130126100942/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008073053750400.htm&date=2008/07/30/&prd=th& MCD to tackle bird menace at airport]}}, New Delhi, 30 July 2008, The Hindu</ref><ref>[https://www.oneindia.com/2008/07/29/mcd-to-initiate-steps-to-curb-bird-hit-menace-around-igi-airport-1217343872.html MCD to initiate steps to curb bird hit menace around IGI airport], [IST], 27 July 2008, Oneindia</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/times-of-india-the/mi_8012/is_20080730/spots-bird-activity-igi-delhi/ai_n39494928/ Seven spots of bird activity near IGI, Delhi], 30 Jul 2008, Times of India</ref> The airport has undertaken several steps to mitigate the issue of bird strikes, including the positioning of 25 zone guns along the runway, deployment of 50 bird chasers, installation of reflective tapes, bursting of crackers, scarecrow devices on jeeps, regular grass cutting and pesticide spraying.<ref>[http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/airfare-hike-in-new-delhi/1/11502.html Bird menace hikes airlines costs at Delhi], S.P.S. Pannu, New Delhi, 20 December 2010, business today, [[India Today]] GROUP</ref><ref>
[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tackling-winged-menace-at-airport/577385/0 Tackling winged menace at airport], 9 Feb 2010, New Delhi, The Indian Express</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071001/delhi.htm#5 'Bird chasers' at airport], 1 Oct 2010, The Tribune</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Watchdog-seeks-report-on-airport-bird-chasers/Article1-499060.aspx | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125100037/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Watchdog-seeks-report-on-airport-bird-chasers/Article1-499060.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 January 2013 | title=Hindustan Times – Archive News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bird-hit-Delhi-airport-gets-extension-to-use-crackers/Article1-602734.aspx | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125062720/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bird-hit-Delhi-airport-gets-extension-to-use-crackers/Article1-602734.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 January 2013 | title=Hindustan Times – Archive News}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120907194611/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Hi-tech-airport-fails-to-tackle-flying-menace/Article1-693041.aspx Hi-tech airport fails to tackle flying menace], New Delhi, 3 May 2011, [[Hindustan Times]]</ref><ref>[http://birdstrikeindia.com/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715000107/http://birdstrikeindia.com/|date=15 July 2011}}, [http://birdstrikeindia.com/?p=18] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027220949/http://birdstrikeindia.com/?p=18|date=27 October 2011}}, [http://www.birdstrikecontrol.com/news/birdstrike_news/panel-revived-to-tackle-igi-bird-menace/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112102300/http://www.birdstrikecontrol.com/news/birdstrike_news/panel-revived-to-tackle-igi-bird-menace/|date=12 January 2011}}</ref> Birds most commonly involved in bird strikes are the Pariah or [[Black kite|Black Kite]], [[Red-wattled lapwing|Red-wattled Lapwing]], [[Cattle egret|Cattle Egret]], [[pigeons]] and [[Crow|crows.]]<ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jan/210109-Ministry-of-Civil-Aviation-Us-Aircraft-Hudson-river-bird-audit-Mumbai-International-Airport.htm India's first Airport bird audit], Mumbai, 2009-01-21, MiD DAY</ref>

==See also==
* [[Najafgarh drain]], Delhi
* Nearby [[Najafgarh lake]] or Najafgarh jheel (now completely drained by Najafgarh drain)
* [[Najafgarh]] town, Delhi
* [[National Zoological Park Delhi]]
* [[Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary]], Delhi
* [[Sultanpur National Park]], bordering Delhi in adjoining [[Gurgaon District]], Haryana
* [[Okhla Sanctuary]], bordering Delhi in adjoining [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Bhalswa horseshoe lake]], Northwest, Delhi

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Delhi Master Plan 2021: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120727124325/http://delhi-masterplan.com/zonal-plans-mpd-2021/zone-l-west-delhi-iii.php Planning Zone-L, West Zone –III of Master Plan of Delhi 2021] – Note the ''Najafgarh Lake Area'' shown therein.
* [http://www.dda.org.in/planning/docs/L%20zone%20(draft).pdf Draft Zonal Development Plan Planning Zone- 'L', Annexure-Iv-A Land Use Modifications up to 2006 in Planning Zone-“L”.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903041436/http://www.dda.org.in/planning/docs/L%20zone%20(draft).pdf |date=3 September 2013 }}
* [http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT_Irrigation/irrigation+and+flood+control/extra2/flood+problem+due+to+sahibi+river Flood Problem due to Sahibi River, Department of Irrigation and Flood Control, Government of NCT of Delhi, India.]
* [http://www.green-ensys.org/site/publications/Wastewater%20management%20in%20Najafgarh%20drainage%20basin.pdf Wastewater Management in Najafgarh Drainage Basin – Key to Water Quality Improvement in River Yamuna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111205553/http://www.green-ensys.org/site/publications/Wastewater%20management%20in%20Najafgarh%20drainage%20basin.pdf |date=11 November 2021 }}, by Asit Nema of Foundation for Greentech Environmental Systems1 and Dr. Lalit Agrawal of Tokyo Engineering Consultants, Japan2
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110814120836/http://delhiplanning.nic.in/PD/2008-09/Writeup/26-42%20%5BFlood%20Control%5D.pdf Flood Control – The National Capital Territory of Delhi]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article19406.ece ‘Part of Najafgarh drain to be covered’], 12 September 2009, The Hindu
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053619/http://www.haryana-online.com/Fauna/Birds/how_sultanpur_happened.htm How Sultanpur happened: Sultanpur and Najafgarh Jheels – by Peter Jackson]}}, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053542/http://www.haryana-online.com/Fauna/Birds/peter_jackson.htm]}}
* [http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=59995 ‘Reviving old ponds way out of water woes’]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, 9 August 2003, The Indian Express
* [http://www.governancenow.com/news/regular-story/action-plans-polluted-areas-delhi-soon Action plans on polluted areas in Delhi soon], GN Bureau, New Delhi, 17 March 2010, Governance Now
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:-El8dIOzqkwJ:www.greensystems.net/images/Dr.Sharma%2520NCR%2520Planning%2520board%2520proposal.pdf+delhi+airport+najafgarh+drain+birds&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjhbihuGSYs5_rSivXrLO2N2CjqgXEXNVHeteUMUPkv-B3szQww1FL5CFYQveUkenriZow93Jf2W8yFsvlm3noD2YhFeFT0LF3GPr58B1KOBS3nZjH4Cnklte2B4nLtul4jl9QE&sig=AHIEtbR8FogSquJ5O7cDN-fVCq-spjNzZg Proposal for ground water recharge in National Capital Region (NCR) by Dr. S. K. Sharma, Ground water expert], [https://web.archive.org/web/20111110051227/http://www.greensystems.net/images/Dr.Sharma%20NCR%20Planning%20board%20proposal.pdf], [https://web.archive.org/web/20110410050916/http://www.indiawaterportal.org/taxonomy/term/2891]
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:RabaBQDqo68J:www.wsscc.org/sites/default/files/india_singh_delhis_watery_woes_2006.pdf+bird+count+najafgarh+drain&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjlgc68wrZgBbj0hEmWVk7HauQdWLh_BVFYvxYGw32kvR4U2mGAyaRPANgdq0RzGq6dzdIsioYliM4z5dvO5ZDY_I6_v1aFeTkZfywGTFbM3pRISW75Q2F_5Jf8aBgwHsZaOXra&sig=AHIEtbQHJIrk1sity8tW--Nbc_11UUCAQg], [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928022355/http://www.wsscc.org/sites/default/files/india_singh_delhis_watery_woes_2006.pdf Delhi's Watery Woes] by Arun Kumar Singh
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110820100406/http://m.pressmart.com/Home.aspx?event=HTDelhi&dt=19082010&page=755_003&mdl= Birds are back at Najafgarh Jheel], 19 08 2010, Delhi Edition, Hindustan Times
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article66609.ece No more water-logging at airport with new drain in place], New Delhi, 17 December 2009, The Hindu
* [https://archive.today/20130103075233/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Walls-to-be-constructed-around-Najafgarh-drain/Article1-196591.aspx Walls to be constructed around Najafgarh drain], New Delhi, 29 December 2006, Hindustan Times
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313143310/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=225921 Groundwater to be recharged at Najafgarh, Mungeshwar drains], 10 March 2007, The Indian Express
* [Book: A Guide to the Birds of the Delhi Area (1975) by Usha Ganguli, a member of the Delhi Birdwatching Society. She includes sections from "The Imperial Gazetteer of India" annual colonial records of British India from Delhi detailing local wildlife and extent of water accumulation in Najafgarh Jheel basin yearly.]
* [Birdwatching Articles from 1961 -70 from Najafgarh lake by Usha Ganguli in "[[Newsletter for Birdwatchers]]" edited by Zafar Futehally]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109220145/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011753740300.htm Migratory birds are giving Delhi the go-by], 17 Jan 2010, The Hindu
* [http://news.oneindia.in/2006/08/30/law-najafgarh-landfill-two-last-new-delhi-1156946715.html Law-Najafgarh-Landfill Two Last New Delhi]{{dead link|date=February 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, 30 August 2006, oneindia news.
* [http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/lib/2006/July/27/PI%202707%20GURGAON.doc Gurgaon polluting Najafgarh drain, draws Minister's ire]-[http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/235442], by Rajesh Kumar, New Delhi, 27 July 2006, [[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|The Pioneer]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051921/http://m.pressmart.com/Home.aspx?event=HTDelhi&dt=03112011&page=751_007&mdl= Winged visitors are back at Najafgarh Lake], New Delhi, 3/11/2011, Hindustan Times. Also see [https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051943/http://m.pressmart.com/Home.aspx?event=HTDelhi&dt=29102011&page=751_006&mdl=]
* [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/220114/migratory-birds-vanish-wetlands-shrink.html Migratory birds vanish as wetlands shrink], New Delhi, 17 Jan 2012, (IANS), [[Deccan Herald]] Newspaper
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120403121445/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/Delhi%20Gazeetter%201912.pdf Chapter J.- Descriptive· pages from the Gazeteers, Delhi, 1912]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728104132/http://nidm.gov.in/idmc/Proceedings/Flood/B2%20-%2036.pdf Urban Flooding and its Management], 2006. India Disaster Management Congress.IIPA Campus, IP Estate, Near ITO Road, New Delhi. National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
* [http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/Delhi.pdf Action Plan, Abatement of Pollution in Critically Polluted Area of Najafgarh Dran Basin Including Okhla, Naraina, Anand Parbat and Wazirpur Indl Areas, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, 4th Floor, ISBT Building, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-6, March, 2011]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240117023812/http://force.org.in/BLUE_DELHI_DECLARATION_WHITE_PAPER.pdf Blue Delhi Declaration, White Paper on: Aiming for Sustainability and Self Sufficiency in Delhi Water Management – Evaluating Delhi’s Current Water Assets vis a vis their Utilisation]
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/45314818/Urban-Flooding Urban Flooding Demography and Urbanization by Shashikant Nishant Sharma] snsharma.phd[@]gmail.com 11/1/2010, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12674375 Biodegradation of wastewater of Najafgarh drain, Delhi using autochthonous microbial consortia : a laboratory study.] by Sharma G, Mehra NK, Kumar R. Source Limnology Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-1 10 007, India.
* [http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/city-get-its-1st-bird-sanctuary City to get its 1st bird sanctuary], 15 February 2005, [[Asian Age]] (New Delhi)
* [http://www.asianage.com/content/new-camp-jazz-tourism-city-soon New camp to jazz up tourism in city soon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515123838/https://www.asianage.com/content/new-camp-jazz-tourism-city-soon |date=15 May 2023 }}, 19 Apr 2010, Asian Age (New Delhi)
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071001/delhi.htm#10 Delhiites to cool off with aqua sports], New Delhi, 30 September 2007, Tribune News Service, The Tiribune, Chandigarh
* [http://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/17361 Proposal for groundwater recharge in National Capital Region – A report by SK Sharma and Green Systems] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718124433/http://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/17361 |date=18 July 2012 }}, Submitted by Samir Nazareth on 22 April 2011, India waterportal – Safe, sustainable water for all
* Delhi Smart Cities: [http://www.delhismartcities.com/ Project details of all over Delhi NCR. Specially all Zone of West delhi under Land Pooling Policy and Master Plan of Delhi 2021] – "Najafgarh Lake Area" shown therein.

==External links==
* [http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DOIT_Forest/forest/home Forest Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, India.]
* [http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Home/Forests+of+Delhi/Recorded+Forest Recorded Forests (Notified Forest Areas in Delhi)], Forest Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
* [http://delhi.gov.in:/wps/wcm/connect/doit_tourism/Tourism/Home/Infrastructure/Tourism+Infrastructure Tourism Infrastructure], Tourism department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
* [http://delhi.gov.in:/wps/wcm/connect/doit_irrigation/Irrigation+and+Flood+Control/Home/About+Us Irrigation & Flood Control Department], Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111126100652/http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/environment/Environment/Home/Achievements Plantation/Greening of Delhi], Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi, India
* [http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=5448197410&topic=7219 facebook Topic: Delhi – Najafgarh Drain Birdwatching Report]
* [http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=121103404605452&topic=35 facebook: Checklist of the Birds of the Najafgarh Jheel Region – Including adjoining areas of Dhansa Barrage and the Najafgarh Drain in Delhi], by Sajit P. Mohanan
* [http://www.migrantwatch.in/location.php?id=1481 "migrantwatch" Location: Najafgarh Drain, Najafgarh, Delhi]
* [https://archive.today/20130104143235/http://groups.google.com/group/delhibirdpix/search?group=delhibirdpix&q=najafgarh+drain&qt_g=Search+this+group A Search for: Najafgarh drain on the Google group "delhibirdpix"]
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/u-turn-haryana-will-identify-najafgarh-lake-as-wetland/articleshow/56382251.cms U-turn: Haryana will identify Najafgarh lake as wetland, TNN, Times of India, Jan 7, 2017]

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Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary - Revision history

MyrnaAcuna04 at 11:10, 13 March 2026