Okhla Bird Sanctuary.

Okhla Bird Sanctuary.

About.

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is situated in Noida Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border.

Famous for...

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is known as a haven for over 300 bird species, especially waterbirds.

Location.

Okhla barrage over Yamuna River at the point where the river enters Uttar Pradesh. It was designated a bird sanctuary in 1990 with an area of 3.5 square kilometres by the Uttar Pradesh Government of under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Demarcation of ESZ around Okhla Bird Sanctuary completed

Union Government has completed the demarcation of eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary in the national capital region (NCR) of Delhi.

Why Demarcation Needed ?

With the demarcation home buyers outside the ESZ will be allowed to get occupancy certificate of their flats which were pending due to NGT's order.

Earlier, National Green Tribunal (NGT) had passed an order barring any infrastructure development within 10 kilometre radius from the sanctuary's boundary. This order did not allow the people to get occupancy certificates who had booked flats in this protected area.