On our way to office in the morning from Wakad to Narhe by highway 4, there’s a beautiful lake at Pashan.
I read an article that Pashan Lake is a home for huge number of migratory birds coming in winters. We do see native birds here throughout the year.
This year Pune municipality has decided to renovate the lake and secure the boundaries by constructing huge walls around the lake and creating a pathway for bird watchers! Needless to say that the work is half done and the number of birds coming here is reducing year on year. This year the numbers have dropped once again. So now there may be a path for birdwatchers, but alas there would be no birds!
Half the lake itself is covered with water plants, particularly near the HEMRL side, and there are no secure resting places for birds. There is constant human interference too!
The city used to boast this lake as a bird watchers delight. Well, one more delight fading away.
Yet, I see a few beautiful non-native birds here resting on the walls. It is a pleasant sight to start the day. I hope we save the lake - their environment.
Detailed article at: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-28/pune/29482725_1_migratory-birds-pashan-lake-human-interference
I read an article that Pashan Lake is a home for huge number of migratory birds coming in winters. We do see native birds here throughout the year.
This year Pune municipality has decided to renovate the lake and secure the boundaries by constructing huge walls around the lake and creating a pathway for bird watchers! Needless to say that the work is half done and the number of birds coming here is reducing year on year. This year the numbers have dropped once again. So now there may be a path for birdwatchers, but alas there would be no birds!
Half the lake itself is covered with water plants, particularly near the HEMRL side, and there are no secure resting places for birds. There is constant human interference too!
The city used to boast this lake as a bird watchers delight. Well, one more delight fading away.
Yet, I see a few beautiful non-native birds here resting on the walls. It is a pleasant sight to start the day. I hope we save the lake - their environment.
Detailed article at: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-28/pune/29482725_1_migratory-birds-pashan-lake-human-interference
An update on this... About 10% of the land in the Pashan lake near HEMRL campus has now been reclaimed by PMC by adding earth in it. I think they are creating some road through the lake (Don't know if this is the bird watchers path they were talking about.) I do not know if this is a reclaimed land that was submerged in the first place OR if it is yet another lake encroachment. I'm just hoping that the PMC is doing something good for the birds and their ecosystem!
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