Jamunkhadi Simsar

Jamunkhadi Simsar
Tourist attractions

Gate to wetlands area
Jamunkhadi Simsar

Jamunkhadi in map of Nepal

Coordinates: 26°31′N 87°28′E / 26.52°N 87.47°E / 26.52; 87.47Coordinates: 26°31′N 87°28′E / 26.52°N 87.47°E / 26.52; 87.47
country    Nepal
zone Mechi zone
District Jhapa District

The Jamunkhadi Simsar or Jamunkhadi Wetlands is a wetlands conservation project in the Kankai municipality of Jhapa District, in eastern Nepal.

It was created to be developed as a tourist destination in Wards 2 and 5 of Surunga VDC (which are now the Dandagau area of Kankai), within the community forest. It lies about a kilometer away from the East-West Highway and occupies an area of about 10 hectares of the 25-hectare community forest.[1] Originally, it included two ponds named after the rivers Ganga (Ganges) and Jamuna, but due to lack of protection, Ganga no longer exists and currently only Jamuna remains.

Jamuna pond is a tourist attraction.[2][3] There is boating and fishing on the pond. Wild animals such as the python, bear, sambar, and porcupine are protected in this area.

Tourism

References

  1. Tourism Office Kakarvitta. "जामुनखाडी सिमसार क्षेत्र". Tourism Office Kakarvitta. Tourism Office Kakarvitta. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. "Jamunkadhi Simsar region". Birattourism.org.np. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  3. [[[:ne:जामुनखाडी सिमसारक्षेत्र|जामुनखाडी सिमसारक्षेत्र]] "जामुनखाडी सिमसारक्षेत्र - विकिपीडिया"] Check |url= value (help). Ne.wikipedia.org (in Nepali). Retrieved 2016-01-09.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jamunkhadi Simsar.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 23, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.