Kolleru Lake is a lagoon lake. When the lake is formed by spits and bars in coastal areas, it is called a lagoon. A lagoon is a shallow body of... View Article
Kolleru Lake is a Ramsar Site. Due to its biodiversity and ecological importance, it was designated as a wetland of importance under the Ramsar... View Article
Kolleru Lake is not artificial but is a natural freshwater lake. It is the largest natural lake in India and is located between Krishna and... View Article
Kolleru Lake is famous as an important wetland of India. It serves as a foraging ground for resident as well as migratory birds. The Kolleru Lake... View Article
The Punjab in its entirety consists of five rivers: Sutlej Beas Ravi Chenab Jhelum In the Indian side of the Punjab the Sutlej, Ravi and Beas... View Article
The Beas and Sutlej are the rivers that meet at the Harike. At the confluence with the Sutlej river, Harike barrage was constructed to divert the... View Article
The Beas and Sutlej meet at Harike. At the confluence with the Sutlej river, Harike barrage was constructed to divert the combined water flows of... View Article
The largest wetland in India is the Sundarban Wetlands. Sundarban Wetland is located within the largest mangrove forest in the world, the... View Article
There are a total of 21 wetlands in Punjab. Out of these 12 are natural wetlands while 9 are man made. The Harike Wetland, located between... View Article
The Harike Wetland is a Ramsar Site. It was declared a Ramsar site by the International Body of Wetlands under the UNDP in 1990. The Harike... View Article
The Harike Wetland is located in Tarn Sahib District in Punjab. Harike Wetland is the largest wetland in Northern India. The Harike Wetland... View Article
Three types of terracing are as follows: Bench terracing Sloping terracing Combination level terracing Bench terracing is the common type... View Article
Rice is a water intensive crop, as a result terraces help in water retention that would otherwise be carried off by rain and thus increasing its... View Article
The advantages of terrace farming are as follows: Terrace farming improves control of soil erosion and helps in water retention. It eliminates... View Article
Terraces boost soil conservation. Reduces sedimentation and water pollution. Water stays long enough for heavy particles to settle down and... View Article
Terrace farming plays an important role in ensuring food security and increasing crop yield via water and soil conservation. With reduced soil... View Article
Terrace cultivation is mainly practiced in the hilly and mountainous regions of India. These regions include Uttarakhand, Punjab, Meghalaya,... View Article
Terracing is an agricultural practice that suggests rearranging farmlands or turning hills into farmlands by constructing specific ridged... View Article
Terrace cultivation is the method of growing crops at the sides of hills or mountains by planting them on graduated terraces built into the... View Article
The 5 characteristics of grassland are as follows: Grasslands are ideal for agriculture because of their fertility. Grasslands have semi-arid... View Article
