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• The Sur Sarovar, a bird haven in Agra (UP) got the designation as a ‘Ramsar sites’, getting the highest level of protection. 

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Abour Sur Sarovar:

• It is also otherwise known as Keetham lake.
• Sur Sarovar is important for bird species which migrate on the Central Asian flyway and over 30,000 water birds visit the reservoir annually.
• is a scenic lake just outside Agra on the Agra – Delhi highway (NH 2). Alongside the Keetham Lake is the Agra Bear Rescue Facility, which is a Sloth bear rescue facility dedicated to rehabilitating previously enslaved ‘dancing bears’.
• Keetham lake was declared a bird sanctuary in 1991.
• Situated along with Yamuna Bank has the famous sloth bear shelter home.

Source: Times of India

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