Description

Wetland ecosystems are interconnected and
interactive within a watershed. In Uchalli Wetlands
Complex the environmental pressure of drought and
growing demand of agriculture has taken its toll of
wetlands. The study revealed about 73% decline in
the water surface area and 90 % in birds population
and loss in the interconnectivity among wetlands
disrupting the drainage network and the hydrological
regime leading to irreversible changes in wetland
quality. Various measures including the creation of
wetlands restoration team is suggested to help
restore the degraded lakes, and conserve them from
the brink of death. In order to restore, conserve
and manage the fast perishing wetland ecosystem, the
need of the hour is to implement viable plans,
policies and management strategies.