Friday, October 10, 2014

Tanguar Haor: of crystal blues and emerald greens.

Tanguar haor (Bengali: টাঙ্গুয়ার হাওর), (also called Tangua haor), located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100km2 of which 2,802.36 ha2 is wetland. It is the source of livelihood for more than 40,000 people.


The Government of Bangladesh declared Tanguar haor as an Ecologically Critical Area in 1999 considering its critical condition as a result of overexploitation of its natural resources. In 2000, the hoar basin was declared a Ramsar site - wetland of international importance. With this declaration, the Government is committed to preserve its natural resources and has taken several steps for protection of this wetland.


 Tanguar haor plays an important role in fish production as it functions as a 'mother fishery' for the country







How to go....

8 hr 49 min - Travel Time from Dhaka to Tanguar Haor via Moulavi Bazar Road, Habiganj

1 comment:

Thanks..