{"id":17617,"date":"2026-09-15T12:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17617"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:12:44","slug":"asola-bhatti-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/asola-bhatti-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abandoned mining areas in the Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary have emerged as the most bird-rich habitat studied in the area, with researchers finding that former quarries now support a diverse mix of scrub, grassland, rocky patches and water pools. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is strategically located in the <\/span><b>southern part of Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>bordering <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the state of <\/span><b>Haryana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies on the <\/span><b>Southern Delhi Ridge of the Aravalli hill range.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of 32.71 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary&#8217;s <\/span><b>core area begins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near the <\/span><b>ancient Tughlaqabad Fort<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>extends southward<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>encompassing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>abandoned mining pits of Bhatti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that have<\/span><b> now become wetlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attracting diverse birdlife.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a vital <\/span><b>part of the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that starts from the Sariska National Park in Rajasthan, passing through various districts of Haryana and finally meeting at the Delhi Ridge.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Delhi, Sanctuary <\/span><b>passes through historical sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>Chattarpur Temple, Tughlakabad, Surajkund, Anangpur Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Adilabad Ruins.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary&#8217;s <\/span><b>terrain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is characterized by the<\/span><b> typical Aravalli landscape <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; rocky hills with gentle slopes, deep valleys, and seasonal streams that flow during monsoon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary&#8217;s location in the Aravalli range is ecologically significant because these hills act as a <\/span><b>barrier against desertification from the west <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>help moderate Delhi&#8217;s climate.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> semi-arid forest vegetation of the Aravali <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">region provides homes to certain plant species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes<\/span><b> dhak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (flame of the forest), <\/span><b>babool <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Acacia), <\/span><b>khejri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and various shrubs and grasses that are well-adapted to dry conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to a wide variety of animals, including the<\/span><b> Indian leopard, jackal, Indian blue bull<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sambar deer, wild boar, and mongoose.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a<\/span><b> birdwatcher\u2019s paradise,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with over 200 species of birds spotted here, including the <\/span><b>Indian peafowl, crested serpent-eagle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Indian roller.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reptiles such as the monitor lizard, Indian cobra, and Russell\u2019s viper can also be found here.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptinews.com\/story\/national\/abandoned-mines-emerge-as-bird-rich-habitats-in-asola-bhatti-study\/4059591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>PTI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary is strategically located in the southern part of Delhi, bordering the state of Haryana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3094,21,22,23],"class_list":["post-17617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","tag-asola-bhatti-wildlife-sanctuary","tag-prelims-pointers","tag-upsc-current-affairs","tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124622,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17617\/revisions\/124622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}