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INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in: [CDS 2004]
A
Gujarat
B
Himachal Pradesh
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Maharashtra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a 120.82-square-kilometre (46.65 sq mi) lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Gujarat state of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Address :Deputy Conservator of Forests, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Near Mamlatdar office, Sanand-382110. District Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Coverage area : 120.82 sq.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1969, the Gujarat government declared Nalsarovar a bird sanctuary to primarily protect its bird population.

Detailed explanation-4: -Khijadia Bird Sanctuary is at the distance of about 10 km northeast from Jamnagar on the south coast of Gulf of Kutch which represents combination of seasonal freshwater shallow lake, inter tidal mudflats, creeks, salt pans, saline land and mangrove scrub.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nalsarovar is situated in the state of Gujarat. It is a bird sanctuary which is mainly inhabited by migrating birds as their wintering homes, i.e., the birds leave their homes during winters and migrate to warmer places. It is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in Gujarat and one of the largest sanctuaries in India.

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