Question

Gharana wetland which was notified as an important Bird Area is located in which among the following states of India?
A. Haryana
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Jammu and Kashmir

Answer 1

A wetland is a unique environment that is inundated by water on a regular or seasonal basis, and where oxygen-free activities predominate. The distinctive flora of aquatic plants, suited to the unique hydric soil, is the fundamental element that differentiates wetlands from other land formations or water bodies. They are important habitats of many native birds including the migratory birds.

Complete answer:
Let us see each of the options to find the correct answer.
Option: A – Gharana wetland is not located in Haryana.
So, this option is not correct.
Option: B – Gharana wetland is not located in Himachal Pradesh.
So, this option is also not correct.
Option: C – Gharana wetland is not located in Punjab.
So, this option is not correct.
Option: D – Gharana wetland is a notified conservation site in Jammu and Kashmir. It is an important Bird year where thousands of indigenous and migratory birds. Now-a-days the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been redefined into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Thus, Option D is the correct answer.

So, Option D. Jammu and Kashmir is the correct answer.

Note:
During the winter, migratory bird species such as bar-headed geese, gadwalls, common teals, purple swamp hens, Indian moorhens, black-winged stilts, cormorants, egrets, and green shanks flock to the Gharana Wetland, which is located about $35$ km from Jammu and surrounded by wetlands of Makwal, Kukdian, Abdullian, and Pargwal. With the arrival of winter, more than $370$ bird species from the Central Asian highlands, including $310$ water species, begin congregating in various wetlands around the nation.