Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary

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The Government has declared the Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh as an Eco sensitive zone.

About Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary

• Location: It is situated in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh.
• It is a permanent freshwater environment consisting of two oxbow lakes namely Parvati and Arga.
• It is designated as Ramsar site.
• Fauna: It is the critically endangered white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) and Indian vulture (Gyps indicus), and the endangered Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) have all been recorded.
• Invasive species such as the common water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is also found here.
• Flora: The Vegetation of the Sanctuary is representative of that of the indo-gangetive ecosystem. 

What is an Eco-Sensitive Zone?

• It is also known as Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs).
• These are areas notified and regulated by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. 
• Purpose of declaring ESZs
  • To create some kind of shock absorbers to the protected areas by regulating and managing the activities around such areas
  • To act as a transition zone from areas of high protection to areas involving lesser protection.
• Extent of ESZ: An ESZ could extend up to 10 km around a protected area.

Source: News On Air

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