Authors : A.C. Kumbhar and B.N. Ghorpade
Page Nos : 280-281
Description :
Abstract:
The Ujani reservoir is one of the larger water bodies in Maharashtra and created because of construction of Ujani Dam. The dam constructed across Bhima river in the period of 1964-1980. The catchment area of this water body is 14850 sq km. The storage capacity of the dam is 117.25 TMC. It is located on the national highway No. 9 and 100 km away from Pune and 140 km away from Solapur. The reservoir is the major water body of Western Maharashtra and spread over in three districts namely, Solapur, Pune and Ahmednagar. Geographically it is situated on 18 º- 04\'- 00” latitude and 75º -07\'- 00\" longitude. The average rain fall in this area is 500 to 600 mm per annum. The sediments are deposited with the discharge from twelve dams which are located in the crest of Sahyadri. In present research article the record of habitat of major wader birds is carried. Bird’s species were recognized using binoculars. Photographs of sited birds were taken with the help of SLR digital camera. Standard field guides (Ali S, 1996 and Grimmett R, 2000) were used for acute identification and confirmation of the birds. The Ujani reservoir is an excellent habitat for waders.
Keywords: Waders, Bhima river, Ujani reservoir, Irrigated fertile land, Heritage site.
