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Sultanpur Jheel Bird Sanctuary

Under threat from the State Tourism . Department's tourist complex which both pollutes the lake.Three quarter of the total area is marshy and the rest under babul ( Acacia spp ) trees.Within the lake about 30 artificial islands were planted with babul in 1979 and these have become breeding areas for egrets, cormorants, ibises and herons. There Few local breeding birds, but the main attractions are the migratory birds who come in large numbers during late October and November.