The sanctuary is located at a distance of 19 km on Hardoi-Sandi Road in Sandi in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. Sandi Bird Sanctuary is 1 km from Sandi town on Main Road at Nawabganj, near Sandi Police Station of Hardoi district.
Sandi Bird sanctuary was created in the year 1990 in order to protect the natural habitats and aquatic vegetation for the local residents and migratory birds. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since September 2019.[1] The Sandi Bird sanctuary is also known by its ancient name as "Dahar Jheel" (Jheel = Lake). The lake's area is 309 ha (3.09 km2). River Garra, formerly known as Garun Ganga, passes near the sanctuary.
Migratory birds rest on the banks of the river before reaching the Sandi Bird sanctuary. The migratory birds begin to arrive at the sanctuary at the beginning of winter in the month of November. Sandi is a tourist As a tourist destination and is of particular interest to birdwatchers. The best time to visit the sanctuary is from December to February. The nearest railway station is at Hardoi (19 km).
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^Woistencroft, James A.; S.A. Hussain; C.K. Varshney. "Dahar and Sauj (Soj) Jheels". (PDF). Ramsar Sites Information Service. pp. 40–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011.
"The Sandi Sanctuary". World Database on protected Areas. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
Envis Centre on Control of Pollution - Newsletter - Bio-Monitoring of Wetlands in Wild Life Habitats of Birds Sanctuaries in India - Case Studies at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2009-04-10)
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sandi, bird, sanctuary, bird, sanctuary, hardoi, district, uttar, pradesh, india, hardoi, uttar, pradeshlocationsandi, hardoi, uttar, pradesh, indianearest, cityhardoicoordinates27, 301444, 970359, 301444, 970359governing, bodyuttar, pradesh, governmentwebsite. Sandi Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh India Sandi Bird Sanctuary Hardoi Uttar PradeshLocationSandi Hardoi Uttar Pradesh IndiaNearest cityHardoiCoordinates27 18 05 N 79 58 13 E 27 301444 N 79 970359 E 27 301444 79 970359Governing bodyUttar Pradesh GovernmentWebsitehttp upforestwildlife org sandisanctuary index htmlRamsar WetlandOfficial nameSandi Bird SanctuaryDesignated26 September 2019Reference no 2409 1 The sanctuary is located at a distance of 19 km on Hardoi Sandi Road in Sandi in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh Sandi Bird Sanctuary is 1 km from Sandi town on Main Road at Nawabganj near Sandi Police Station of Hardoi district Sandi Bird sanctuary was created in the year 1990 in order to protect the natural habitats and aquatic vegetation for the local residents and migratory birds It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since September 2019 1 The Sandi Bird sanctuary is also known by its ancient name as Dahar Jheel Jheel Lake The lake s area is 309 ha 3 09 km2 River Garra formerly known as Garun Ganga passes near the sanctuary Migratory birds rest on the banks of the river before reaching the Sandi Bird sanctuary The migratory birds begin to arrive at the sanctuary at the beginning of winter in the month of November Sandi is a tourist As a tourist destination and is of particular interest to birdwatchers The best time to visit the sanctuary is from December to February The nearest railway station is at Hardoi 19 km In the past the rare Siberian white crane Grus leucogeranus has been seen here and some scientists believe it returns under the right circumstances 2 References edit a b Sandi Bird Sanctuary Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 3 February 2020 Woistencroft James A S A Hussain C K Varshney Dahar and Sauj Soj Jheels India PDF Ramsar Sites Information Service pp 40 41 Archived from the original PDF on 26 June 2011 The Sandi Sanctuary World Database on protected Areas Retrieved 10 November 2008 Envis Centre on Control of Pollution Newsletter Bio Monitoring of Wetlands in Wild Life Habitats of Birds Sanctuaries in India Case Studies at the Library of Congress Web Archives archived 2009 04 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandi Bird Sanctuary amp oldid 1218539849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
