Basai Wetland 2.36

Basai wetland, located in Basai village in Gurugram tehsil in Gurugram district in Haryana, India, is a flora and fauna rich water body. It is recognised as one of India's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas and is of global conservation significance as it supports populations of several endangered, vulnerable, and threatened bird species.LocationBasai Wetland is located less than away from the national capital, New Delhi, about from Gurugram city in Gurugram district of Haryana State. It is from the state capital Chandigarh. It is located 8 km away from Sultanpur National Park in Haryana.WetlandThe wetland is permanent shallow wetland covering an area of about 250 acres. It includes areas with open water, Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes, Typha reedbeds, fields of Paspalum grass, and adjoining fallow fields, seasonally cultivated lands, and some thorn scrub vegetation with Salicornia and Acacia. Crops such as rice, wheat, pearl-millet, sorghum, and mustard are cultivated seasonally in the agricultural land. The wetland is inundated to an area of about 1 square kilometre during the monsoon by rain water and water channeled by farmers to irrigate crops. A major source of water is also a breached water channel carrying waste water and treated sewage from the Gurugram Water and Sewage Works.