Panje wetland

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Man-made bunds

2021: Supermoon destroys bunds

Vijay Singh , April 30, 2021: The Times of India

Seawater breaches a manmade bund and enters Panje
From: Vijay Singh , April 30, 2021: The Times of India

The Supermoon phenomenon that occurred early this week has performed a small ‘miracle’ at the parched Panje wetland, which the environmentalists were quite literally begging the government to do. Due to the strong tidal effects of the Supermoon, the seawater at Panje breached the manmade bunds that were blocking the water movement and now several migratory birds have returned to the wetland.

A Supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full. The effect has further encouraged environmentalists to continue their fight to permanently save the wetland.

Local birder Parag Gharat, who ventured out with his camera after seeing the waterflow, spotted many tagged birds in the last two days. The tagged birds were identified as greater sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii).

Nandakumar Pawar, head of Shri Ekvira Aai Pratishtan, regretted that most of the Panje wetland remained dry as water flow was blocked by vested interests. “We can’t understand how the officials can keep flouting the NGT order to clear the man-made blocks at the five water inlets,” he said.