{"id":111304,"date":"2026-07-04T13:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=111304"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:53:18","slug":"borjuli-wetland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/borjuli-wetland\/","title":{"rendered":"Borjuli Wetland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Borjuli Wetland Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Borjuli wetland in Assam\u2018s Sonitpur district has been declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) by the National Biodiversity Authority.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Borjuli Wetland<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the state of<\/span><b> Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for harbouring a <\/span><b>disease and pest-resistant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> variety of wild rice known as <\/span><b>Oryza rufipogon.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oryza rufipogon, is the progenitor of present-day cultivated rice<\/span><b>, Oryza sativa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>resistant to pests and diseases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can <\/span><b>tolerate flooding and saline conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it a valuable genetic resource for developing climate-resilient crop varieties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>photosensitive in nature and flowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during short days during the months of November and December.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seeds have a <\/span><b>tendency to shatter as soon as they mature.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Biodiversity Heritage Site<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BHS are <\/span><b>unique ecosystems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Richness of wild<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>High endemism<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Presence of rare and threatened species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, keystone species, and species of evolutionary significance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild ancestors of domestic\/cultivated species or their varieties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds and having significant cultural, ethical or aesthetic values and are important for the maintenance of cultural diversity, with or without a long history of human association with them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Under Section-37<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/biodiversity-act-2002\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biological Diversity Act, 2002<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the State Government, in consultation with <\/span><b>local bodies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, may notify areas of biodiversity importance as BHS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of declaring BHS is to enhance the quality of life of the local communities through the conservation of such sites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2007, the <\/span><b>Nallur Tamarind Grove in Bengaluru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Karnataka, was designated as India\u2019s first BHS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/assams-borjuli-wetland-notified-as-biodiversity-heritage-site-for-wild-rice-conservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borjuli Wetland is located in the state of Assam. 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