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Ropar Wetland, also named Ropar Lake, is a man-made freshwater riverine and lacustrine wetland. The area has at least 9 mammal, 154 bird (migratory and local), 35 fish, 9 arthropod, 11 rotifer, 9 crustacean and 10 protozoan species, making it biologically diverse.〔"(Inventory of Wetlands )." Ropar Reservoir, pp. 380-403. Retrieved on 12 November 2008.〕 This important ecological zone is located in the Shivalik foothills of the Lower Himalayas and was created in 1952 on the Sutlej River, in the Punjab state of India, by building a head regulator to store and divert water for beneficial uses of irrigation, drinking and industrial water supply. The endangered turtle ''Chitra indica'' and the threatened snake ''Python molurus'' ("at lower risk"), as per IUCN Red List, are reported to be resident in the wetland.〔"(Ropar Lake )." World Wide Fund for Nature. 24 May 2006. Retrieved on 12 November 2008.〕〔"(Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS) )." 12 April 2001. Retrieved on 12 November 2008.〕 Considering the wetland’s diverse and rich biodiversity, Ramsar Convention has included Ropar Wetland (listed as Ropar Lake) as one of the Ramsar sites among the 26 sites listed under India, for “the conservation of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life through the ecological and hydrological functions they perform.”〔"(The List of Wetlands of International Importance )" (DOC). The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands. 31 October 2008. Retrieved on 12 November 2008.〕 The wetland is a popular tourist attraction for bird watching and boating. A tourism complex called the ‘Pinccasia’ is located within the wetland boundary, which is run by the Punjab Tourism Development Corporation. A boat club is also functioning.〔 == Access ==
The wetland is located close to the Rupnagar city, 45 km northwest of Chandigarh City, in Roopnagar and Nawanshahr districts of Punjab. Chandigarh is the nearest airport, which connects to the rest of India.
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