Hokersar Lake

Category: Environment / Wetlands / Jammu & Kashmir

UPSC Notes & Key Pointers

  • Hokersar Wetland is located in Jammu and Kashmir, near Srinagar.

  • It is an important wetland ecosystem.

  • The wetland is famous as a habitat for migratory waterbirds.

  • It lies along an important migratory route for birds travelling through the Central Asian Flyway.

  • Hokersar is recognised as a Ramsar Site.

  • Prelims Focus: Kashmir Valley, Ramsar Site, migratory birds and Central Asian Flyway.