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Yashwant Sagar
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| Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 22°48′33.6″N 75°41′39.8″E / 22.809333°N 75.694389°ECoordinates: 22°48′33.6″N 75°41′39.8″E / 22.809333°N 75.694389°E |
| River sources | Gambhir river |
| Built | 1939 |
Yashwant Sagar is a dam reservoir on Gambhir river, located around 26 kilometers west of Indore near Hatod village on Indore-Depalpur road in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh. It supplies water to Indore. It is spread over around 2,650 hectares.[1][2] It was built in 1939.[3]
It is one of the strongholds of the vulnerable Sarus crane in central India. It is also one of the 19 Important Bird Areas of Madhya Pradesh.[4] Also it is one of the two IBAs in Indore region as well as one of the most important birding sites in Malwa.[5]
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References[edit]
- ↑ (India), Madhya Pradesh (9 April 2018). "Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hoshangabad". Government Central Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Yashvant Sagar(Corporation) Dam D02953 -". india-wris.nrsc.gov.in.
- ↑ User, Super. "Yashwant Sagar Dam". www.industryabout.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Yashwant Sagar: A Home To The Vunerable(sic) Sarus Crane – India's Endangered". indiasendangered.com.
- ↑ "Birding Spots of Indore". wordpress.com. 20 February 2013.
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