Context
The recent Delhi floods are and urgent indication to improve the city’s drainage systems. They also point to Delhi’s diminishing natural line of defence — its water bodies and wetlands — against such hazards, without which the river cannot drain its water naturally.
What are wetlands?
India has over 757000 wetlands which cover 15.3 million hectares or about 4.7% of the geographical area of the country. |
Benefits of Wetlands
Threats to Wetlands |
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Government Initiatives to conserve wetland
Verifying, please be patient.