Dora Beel
Dora Beel is a wetland and lake located at Rampur no. 2 village under the Palashbari revenue circle and surrounded by villages like Rajapukhuri, Nahira, Bhakatpara, Tezpur, Rampur, Majpara, Kuldung, Dhantola, Bortari and Khidirpukhuri in Kamrup district of Assam.[citation needed]
| Dora Beel | |
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 Fishing nets and boats on the Dora Beel | |
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| Location | Rampur No. 2 village, Kamrup district, Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26°05′19.9″N 91°27′31.9″E / 26.088861°N 91.458861°ECoordinates: 26°05′19.9″N 91°27′31.9″E / 26.088861°N 91.458861°E |
| Native name | ডৰা বিল (Assamese) |
AreaEdit
According to the Survey of India, the total area of the Beel was 297.96 acres in 1971. However, it has shrunk to 278.41 acres according to land sat imagery in 2005.[citation needed]
Water sourceEdit
Dora beel is fed by Kulsi River and Kulsi also acts as main inlet and outlet for the lake.[citation needed]
AquafaunaEdit
Dora beel is the habitat of endangered South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica). This endangered dolphin (known as Xihu in Assamese language) breeds only in Subansiri River and Kulsi River of the entire Brahmaputra delta.[1][2]
FestivalEdit
Dora Beel festival is an annual festival set on the banks of the Dora Beel to discuss about the production of indigenous fish species and this festival is fundamentally linked to nature and carries the eternal message of protecting and respecting nature.[3]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Save Dora Beel – Save River Dolphin". Northeast Now. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Summary of Dolphin habitat zone of river Kulsi" (PDF). Sodh Ganga –a reservoir of Indian theses. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Dora Beel fest from today". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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