Eco-tourism will be promoted by developing the facility of bird watching in Lalmatia Dam

The census of Asian water birds was carried out under the Asian Waterbird Census 2022 by the Forest Department at Lalmatia Dam in Latehar district on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner Abu Imran was present in the programme as the chief guest. In the programme organized by the Forest Department, mainly local water birds and migratory birds were identified and counted.

Photography of birds was done by the team of Forest Department. Imran said on this occasion that there are beautiful birds of different species besides forests, mountains, waterfalls to see in Latehar district. Migratory birds make their shelter in the water bodies of Latehar district. He said that there is a lot of potential for bird watching and eco-tourism in Latehar district and organizing Asian Waterbirds Census in Latehar is a very good initiative.

Divisional Forest Officer, Roshan Kumar, gave information regarding the identification of birds. He told about the importance of birds from the point of view of the environment. At the same time, he talked about bringing awareness among the people about birds and protection of birds.

Species like Common Kingfisher, Red-naped Ibis, Open Bill Stork, Common Comorant etc were found during the census.

On the occasion, discussion was held to build a bird watching tower in Lalmatia Dam and to develop eco-tourism.

Along with this, Deputy Commissioner Latehar Abu Imran inspected the beautification work of Lalmatia Dam. He also inspected the site for construction of cafeteria in Lalmatia Dam.

DPO Santosh Kumar Bhagat, Nazarat Deputy Collector Shivendra Kumar Singh, District Fisheries Officer Divya Gulab Ba and other officials were present on the occasion.