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How to kill a wetland, India style

Upendra SwamiApril 25, 2024 5560 Views3

Water bodies and wetlands in the heart of the city are rare and need to be preserved. That’s exactly what we don’t do and try to milk whatever we can at any cost, even at the cost of the existence of the wetland. That is what I have learnt and witnessed in last more than 20 years, and that too in the National Capital. Sanjay lake was conceived and developed in 1970s and was opened in 1982 by the DDA. It is everyone’s guess that whom it was named after.  Few years back a big flock of painted storks used to visit the lake. Sanjay Lake has been dear to me, as I have been living around it for almost 25 years now. My life has grown with this lake being witness to it. It has been part of my morning walk and fitness schedule and it also had been a playground for my naïve photo...

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Milking a lake and killing it too!

Upendra SwamiMarch 17, 2016 2464 Views12

Its the story of the 'goose that laid the golden egg'. Quite similar to my earlier post on Hills: Don't we need them anymore. But irony is, while the earlier story was about a place some distance from Delhi, this one is right from the heart of the capital. This too is about something equally crucial or perhaps more in the immediate future. This also had a bit more of emotional connect as it relates to the place which I visit almost daily. Another fact that it is also the place, where I had some of my very memorable photographs. So this was the scene yesterday (image below), that saddened me and prompted me to write about it. And honestly, I had thought about writing on this a number of times earlier as well, but couldn't muster the will. As could be made out, this image and the imag

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Photo of the Day – We are back

Upendra SwamiOctober 9, 2015 1214 Views3

It was heartening to see the couple of painted storks back in the lake. It was bit pleasantly surprising also, because winters this year  seem to be arriving bit late as its already mid-October and maximum temperature is still hovering around 35o celsius. So sight of migratory birds in the lake (Sanjay Lake, East Delhi), where we have our daily morning walk, was heart warming. Second surprise was the number- a couple of painted storks have been regular visitors to this lake every winter for last many years. But this time I was pleasantly shocked to see five of them— highest number I have seen so far in this lake. But unfortunately, I was not carrying the camera that day. Next day, when I was fully armoured with my lenses, I could find only two. But still it was a satisfying day with the ca

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