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'''Purpose of Dam'''- Irrigation | '''Purpose of Dam'''- Irrigation | ||
The dam is now with water, and villagers use the water for farming purposes.morel dam | The dam is now with water, and villagers use the water for farming purposes.morel dam water capacity is 30 feet.its famous for migratory birds. around 30000 migratory birds from all around world comes here for winter migration. morel dam is a large wetland with great biodiversity. Dr. subhash pahadiya Associate professor doing research and maintaining the data on morel dam birds. the following birds were identified at morel dam.. | ||
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|lesser whistling duck | |lesser whistling duck | ||
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|'''''Oriental darter''''' | |'''''Oriental darter''''' | ||
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|'''''little | |'''''little cormorant''''' | ||
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|'''''great | |'''''great cormorant''''' | ||
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|'''''Indian cormorant''''' | |'''''Indian cormorant''''' | ||
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|'''''little | |'''''little grebe''''' | ||
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|'''''Dalmatian pelican''''' | |'''''Dalmatian pelican''''' | ||
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|'''''Indian | |'''''Indian Skimmer''''' | ||
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|'''''Great thick'''''-'''''knee''''' | |'''''Great thick'''''-'''''knee''''' | ||
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|'''''Common | |'''''Common snipe''''' | ||
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|'''''common sandpiper''''' | |'''''common sandpiper''''' | ||
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|'''''Green | |'''''Green sandpiper''''' | ||
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|spotted redshank | |spotted redshank | ||
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|'''''wood | |'''''wood sandpiper''''' | ||
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|Pied kingfisher | |Pied kingfisher | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Morel dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 26°39′34″N 76°13′14″E / 26.65944°N 76.22056°E |
| Purpose | To provide water for farming by Morel canal |
The Morel dam is situated near Kankariya village in Lalsot city in the state of Rajasthan in India.
Geography
Dist.- Dausa and Sawai Madhopur
State- Rajasthan
River name- Morel
Name of Tributary- Morel
Length- 805(m)
Basin- Morel
Nearest City- Lalsot Exact location- Peelukhera Kalan
Type of Dam- Earthen Dam
Year of Completion- 1959
Purpose of Dam- Irrigation The dam is now with water, and villagers use the water for farming purposes.morel dam water capacity is 30 feet.its famous for migratory birds. around 30000 migratory birds from all around world comes here for winter migration. morel dam is a large wetland with great biodiversity. Dr. subhash pahadiya Associate professor doing research and maintaining the data on morel dam birds. the following birds were identified at morel dam..
| lesser whistling duck |
| Bar-headed goose |
| knob-billed duck |
| Indian spot-billed duck |
| Green-winged teal |
| Oriental darter |
| little cormorant |
| great cormorant |
| Indian cormorant |
| little grebe |
| Dalmatian pelican |
| Black-headed gull |
| Pallas's gull |
| Caspian gull |
| lesser black-backed gull |
| Whiskered tern |
| Indian river tern |
| Indian Skimmer |
| Great thick-knee |
| black-winged stilt |
| Pied avocet |
| Red-wattled lapwing |
| Kentish plovers |
| little ringed plover |
| greater painted-snipe |
| Black-tailed godwit |
| Ruff |
| Temminck's stint |
| Common snipe |
| common sandpiper |
| Green sandpiper |
| spotted redshank |
| common greenshank |
| wood sandpiper |
| greater flamingo |
| Asian openbill |
| woolly-necked stork |
| Painted stork |
| Common crane |
| yellow bittern |
| grey heron |
| Purple heron |
| Great egret |
| little egret |
| Cattle egret |
| Indian pond heron |
| Black-headed ibis |
| Eurasian spoonbill |
| Common moorhen |
| Grey-headed swamphen |
| White-breasted waterhen |
| Common kingfisher |
| White-throated kingfisher |
| Pied kingfisher |
References
- http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Morel_Bund/_Bundh_JI01573[permanent dead link]
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