Maharana Pratap Sagar

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Maharana Pratap Sagar (Pong Dam reservoir)
Location	Kangra district
Lake type	Reservoir (low altitude)
Surface area	45,000 hectares (when flooded); Avereage:- 24,000hectares
Surface elevation	350-500m
References	Himachal Pradesh Tourism Dep.

Maharana Pratap Sagar is a reservoir which has been named in the honour of the patriot Maharana Pratap (1572- 1597 AD). It is situated in the district of Kangra. It is also well known as Pong Dam Reservoir. This reservoir was formed in the 1970s by the construction of dam. The wetland is situated at an altitude of 350 to 500m in the Shivaliks. The zone where this wetland falls is hot in summers and mild in winters. It has rugged ridges and streams cutting through valleys.

Location:-

• Distance from Chandigarh:- 170kms.
• Distance from Amritsar:- 110kms.
• Distance from Dharamsala:- 55kms.
• Distance from Kangra:- 25kms.
• It is well connected by road.

This reservoir has been declared as a bird sanctuary. Around 220 species (belonging to 54 families) have been sighted. Black headed gulls, plovers, Northern pintail, Black stork, Goose, terns, ducks, water-fowl and egrets are some of the most common species found here. Its suitable location above the Indian Plains has made it a habitat and a stopover for the migratory birds entering from Central Asia. The weather and the concentration of the birds is best from November to March. Monsoon rainfall is heavy and continuous from July until the end of September.^[1]

Contents 1 Common Species of Wetland 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Common Species of Wetland

Gull	Killdeer	Northern pintail	Black stork
Geese	Tern	Duck

[edit] See also

• Pandoh Lake
• Gobind Sagar
• List of reservoirs and dams in India

[edit] References