Site description (2004 baseline):
AVIFAUNA: Ram Sagar (Hindoli) is one of the most important wetlands in the semi-arid Bundi district. However, during the last few years, waterfowl numbers have declined from more than 20,000 to 8- 10,000 due to scanty rainfall. During normal rainfall years when the waterspread is extensive, and shallow areas become available at the fringes, up to 10 pairs of Sarus Cranes have been observed by local people. We have included it in the IBA list due to its great potential to attract more than 20,000 waterfowl, and because it is the nesting site for the globally threatened Sarus Crane. The Lake falls in Biome-11 (Indo-Malayan Tropical Dry Zone).
OTHER KEY FAUNA: At the Ram Sagar (Hindoli) Lake, 13 commercially valuable species of fish were recorded from the reservoir (Kulshreshtha 2002). Not much is known about other fauna.
This wetland is commonly used for agriculture, irrigation, drinking and wallowing by cattle, and clay gathering. People use the lake for a variety of agricultural purposes. Villagers often disturb wintering flocks of waterfowl. Overuse of water for agriculture, use of pesticides, encroachment in the lake by local villagers, reduction in water level and eutrophication are all associated problems.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ramsagar Lake (India). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ramsagar-lake-iba-india on 23/12/2024.