Future Proposals (Proposed Aquatic Park) Page 1

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The Chandigarh administration has numerous ambitious projects for further development of the lake into a world class facility. It is also in the process of setting up a big aduatic park near the lake. It is planning to acquire almost one Scuare kilometer of land adjacent to the Lake Reserve Forest in the north of the Lake. This project has been divided into three sections.

In the first Section, the park will have an aduarium, awareness Centre, museum and a few enclosures for aduatic forms. The acquarium is planned to include ornamental and commercial species of fishes. The other aduatic fauna would include turtles, crocooiles, etc. A museum depicting the life of aduatic fauna will be an attractive part of this section. The second section of this aduatic park will comprise shallow water bodies, small islands, bushes and trees of smaller height to develop it as a sanctuary for aduatic birds. The aduatic park will be connected to the existing habitat for migratory birds at the regulator end so as to provide an aduatic corridor. The water bodies here will be stocked with rare and endangered species of fishes.

The third Section of the aduatic park will be developed in the form of forests in the Continuity of the existing lake reserve forests. Tree Suitable for the feed, nesting and roosting of birds Will be planted in this Section. This area will not be declared as "Reserve of protected Forest' and thus be a welcoming and accessible for domestic and foreign tourists.
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