e and their 
nd resting 
l, boating 
, fishing, 
for local 
m water 
rs, abode 
nhabiting 
ion, and 
fowl by 
material 
for their 
iterfowls, 
| people. 
feeding 
birds and 
k and 
cranes, 
man. 
wls and 
but has 
  
ince. 
CE EN 
2 -+22 
3 
diversity 
he water 
c leading 
nomy of 
hing and 
ence the 
boating, 
| tourism 
> fragile 
ing steps 
haracter, 
rovar: 
IAPRS & SIS, Vol.34, Part 7, “Resource and Environmental Monitoring”, Hyderabad, India, 2002 
e Catchment area of the Nal Sarovar is devoid of tree cover. 
Efforts should be made to increase tree cover in the 
catchment especially in the immediate vicinity of the lake 
and also in the salt-waste areas. This will help not only in 
arresting siltation of the lake but also provide nesting and 
roosting habitat to the birds. 
e — Water is a critical factor for providing habitat to the birds. 
Contingency plans should be formulated for drought years 
to ensure minimum availability. This can be achieved by 
digging bore wells or through Narmada canal waters. 
e Withdrawal of water from the Nal Sarovar should be 
regulated and in deficient rainfall years should not be 
permitted. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
Author is thankful to Dr. Ajai, Group Director, Forestry, Land 
use and Photogrammetry Group, Space Applications Centre 
(ISRO), Ahmedabad for providing useful suggestions in 
preparation of the paper and also while carrying out the work. 
Thanks are also due to Prof. A.B. Vora, former Head, 
Department of Botany, University School of Sciences for 
suggestions and evaluation. Thanks are also due to Dr. A.K.S. 
Gopalan, Director, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), 
Ahmedabad for providing facilities for carrying out the work. 
607 
REFERENCES 
Anon., 1989. Department of Agriculture, Gujarat State. 
District-wise Rainfall, Ahmedabad. 
Garg, J.K., 2000. Remote sensing for wetland conservation and 
management — A case study of Gujarat state. Ph. D. Thesis, 
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 232p. 
Garg, J.K., Singh, T.S., and Murthy, T.V.R., 1998. Wetlands of 
India. Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad, 240 pp. 
Gopal, B., 1995. Handbook of Wetland Management, WWF- 
India, 305p. 
Lunetta, Ross S. and Mary E. Balogh, 1999. Application of 
Multi-Temporal Landsat 5 TM Imagery for Wetland 
Identification. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote 
Sensing, 65 (11), pp 1303-1310. 
Singh, H.S., 1998. Wildlife of Gujarat, Gujarat Ecological 
Education and Research Foundation, Gandhinagar, 123p. 
Tatu, Ketan., 1995. Ecological study of Nal Sarovar (Gujarat) 
with an emphasis on its floristic & avifaunal profile using 
satellite remote sensing technique. Ph.D. Thesis. Gujarat 
University, Ahmedabad.