Sur Sarovar, often referred to as Keetham Lake, is a picturesque lake off the Agra-Delhi route (NH 2). The Agra Bear Rescue Facility, a facility for saving Sloth bears dedicated to rehabilitate previously captured "dancing bears," is located next to it. Since 2020, the lake has been recognised as a Ramsar site that is protected.
There are over two dozen species of resident and migratory birds living in this bird sanctuary. This charming retreat for the adventure-seeking tourist has a large lake and numerous man-made islands that add to its splendour. The form of Keetham Lake is pentagonal.
This scenic lake, is about 20 km from Agra and 12 km from sikandra is located within the Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. Keetham Lake is linked by Railway track at Keetham Railway Station and was declared as National Bird Sanctuary on 27 March 1991 by U.P. Forest Department. The riverine belt of River Yamuna surrounds the area of Sur-Sarovar.
The entire lake is formed in a catchment area of 7.13 km². Keetham Lake is pentagonal in shape. There are artificially created islands for shelter and breeding grounds for the migratory birds. The best thing is that is placed on the way of Delhi and tourist can visit during their journey to Agra.
Climate
The climatic conditions of the lake area is typical of Uttar Pradesh plains with hot windy summers and cold winters. The temperature recorded ranges between 1.5 C to 48 C. The monsoon season occurs from July to September.
Water Management
The raw water for Keetham Lake is obtained from Agra Canal originating from Okhla barrage on River Yamuna in Delhi. At Delhi Agra road, the Agra Canal water is diverted through Jodhpur branch near Anand Engineering College located about 2 km from Keetham. The lake water of Keetham is also used as raw water intake for Mathura Refinery Water Treatment Plant[2] located in vicinity of Keetham Lake
Development
U.P. Forest Department has created woodlands and developed shallow areas near lake, making it a natural habitat for birds nesting sites. Controversially, Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to reduce the Eco-sensitive zone limit around Keetham Lake from 10 kilometres to just 250 metres.[3]
Within Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is the Agra Bear Rescue Facility, which is a sloth bear rescue facility dedicated to rehabilitating previously enslaved 'dancing bears'. Established in 1999 by Wildlife SOS in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and others, the facility is located in an eight-hectare site. It currently houses over 170 sloth bears as well as other wildlife. Agra Bear Rescue Facility also does advanced research, disease management and provides specialised veterinary care as well as geriatric care for sloth bears. The facility is available for tours by small groups of people.[4][5][6]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Keetham Lake news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sur Sarovar often referred to as Keetham Lake is a picturesque lake off the Agra Delhi route NH 2 The Agra Bear Rescue Facility a facility for saving Sloth bears dedicated to rehabilitate previously captured dancing bears is located next to it Since 2020 the lake has been recognised as a Ramsar site that is protected Keetham LakeKeetham LakeLocationAgra IndiaCoordinates27 15 12 N 77 50 38 E 27 253295 N 77 843875 E 27 253295 77 843875Basin countriesIndiaRamsar WetlandOfficial nameSur SarovarDesignated21 August 2020Reference no 2440 1 There are over two dozen species of resident and migratory birds living in this bird sanctuary This charming retreat for the adventure seeking tourist has a large lake and numerous man made islands that add to its splendour The form of Keetham Lake is pentagonal Contents 1 Location 2 Climate 3 Water Management 4 Development 5 Wildlife 6 See also 7 ReferencesLocation EditThis scenic lake is about 20 km from Agra and 12 km from sikandra is located within the Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Keetham Lake is linked by Railway track at Keetham Railway Station and was declared as National Bird Sanctuary on 27 March 1991 by U P Forest Department The riverine belt of River Yamuna surrounds the area of Sur Sarovar The entire lake is formed in a catchment area of 7 13 km Keetham Lake is pentagonal in shape There are artificially created islands for shelter and breeding grounds for the migratory birds The best thing is that is placed on the way of Delhi and tourist can visit during their journey to Agra Climate EditThe climatic conditions of the lake area is typical of Uttar Pradesh plains with hot windy summers and cold winters The temperature recorded ranges between 1 5 C to 48 C The monsoon season occurs from July to September Water Management EditThe raw water for Keetham Lake is obtained from Agra Canal originating from Okhla barrage on River Yamuna in Delhi At Delhi Agra road the Agra Canal water is diverted through Jodhpur branch near Anand Engineering College located about 2 km from Keetham The lake water of Keetham is also used as raw water intake for Mathura Refinery Water Treatment Plant 2 located in vicinity of Keetham LakeDevelopment EditU P Forest Department has created woodlands and developed shallow areas near lake making it a natural habitat for birds nesting sites Controversially Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to reduce the Eco sensitive zone limit around Keetham Lake from 10 kilometres to just 250 metres 3 Wildlife EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message More than 106 species of migratory and resident birds are known to have their resting habitats at Sur Sarovar The entire lake area gets covered by profuse growth of aquatic plants like water hyacinth and Potamogeton species during summers The water quality of Keetham lake supports wide range of avifauna during the winter season Waterbirds in Keetham lake area are little grebe Cormorants darter grey heron purple heron cattle egret large egret little egret night heron black necked stork white ibis Eurasian spoonbill bar headed goose lesser whistling teal ruddy shelduck Northern pintail common teal Indian spot billed duck gadwall wigeon shoveler and comb duck Within Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is the Agra Bear Rescue Facility which is a sloth bear rescue facility dedicated to rehabilitating previously enslaved dancing bears Established in 1999 by Wildlife SOS in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and others the facility is located in an eight hectare site It currently houses over 170 sloth bears as well as other wildlife Agra Bear Rescue Facility also does advanced research disease management and provides specialised veterinary care as well as geriatric care for sloth bears The facility is available for tours by small groups of people 4 5 6 See also EditPatna Bird Sanctuary National Chambal Gharial Wildlife SanctuaryReferences Edit Sur Sarovar Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 14 November 2020 Mathura Refinery Petroleum Refinery IndianOil Archived from the original on 5 March 2020 Retrieved 19 March 2019 Environmentalists oppose move to shrink eco zone near Taj Mahal Retrieved 12 July 2015 Shefali Apte Lonely Planet Guide To India Bears wildlifesos org Retrieved 5 October 2020 Agra Bear Rescue Facility wildlifesos org Retrieved 5 October 2020 Archived 2008 07 06 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2009 04 10 at the Library of Congress Web Archives Archived 2009 04 10 at the Library 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