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Kole Wetlands

2020 JUN 29

Preliminary   > Environment and Ecology   >   Biodiversity   >   Places in news

IN NEWS:

  • An extremely rare phenomena called gynandromorphism among Dragon flies was observed in Kole wetlands of Thrissur district.

ABOUT KOLE WETLANDS:

  • Thrissur Kole Wetlands is a wetland lying in Thrissur District in Kerala.
  • It gives 40 per cent of the Kerala’s rice requirement and acts as a natural drainage system for Thrissur District.
  • The Kole Wetlands is one of largest, highly productive and threatened wetlands in Kerala and it comes in Central Asian Flyway of migratory birds.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q.Kole Wetland landscape is located in the state of:

  1. Bihar
  2. Punjab
  3. Assam
  4. Kerala

Answer to Prelims question