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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Protected area in Haryana, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}<br /> {{Infobox protected area<br /> | name = Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary<br /> | iucn_category = IV<br /> | map = India Haryana#India<br /> | map_alt = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | relief = 1<br /> | mapframe = Yes<br /> | coordinates = <br /> | governing_body = [[Forests Department, Haryana]]<br /> | website = {{URL|haryanaforest.gov.in}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Khaparwas Bird Sanctuary&#039;&#039;&#039; is a bird sanctuary in Jhajjar district, about {{convert|80|km}} west of Delhi).&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/1400.pdf |title=Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification |date=June 3, 2009|website=envfor.nic.in|access-date=26 April 2014 |archive-date=23 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323190853/http://envfor.nic.in/legis/eia/1400.pdf |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; The reserve covers 82.70 [[hectares]]. <br /> This is an important part of ecological corridor along the route of [[Sahibi River]] which traverses from [[Aravalli hills]] in [[Rajasthan]] to [[Yamuna]] via [[Masani barrage]], [[Matanhail#Forest|Matanhail forest]], [[Chhuchhakwas|Chhuchhakwas-Godhari]], Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, [[Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary]], Outfall Drain Number 8 and 6, [[Sarbashirpur]], [[Sultanpur National Park]], [[Basai]] and The Lost Lake (Gurugram). It lies 5&amp;nbsp;km northwest of Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary and 46&amp;nbsp;km northwest of Sultantpur National Park via road.<br /> <br /> The Adjacent villages are [[Khaparwas]], [[Bhindawas]], Chandol, Dhakla and Surehti.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> The [[Forests Department, Haryana]] of [[Government of Haryana]] officially declared this to be a Wildlife Sanctuary on 30 January 1987.<br /> <br /> ==Khaparwas Lake ==<br /> Rainwater, [[Western Yamuna Canal#Jawahar Lal Nehru Canal|JLN Feeder Canal]] and its escape channel are main source of water in the bird sanctuary.<br /> <br /> ==Nearby Attraction==<br /> * [[Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary]] 1.5&amp;nbsp;km from Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of National Parks &amp; Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India]]<br /> * [[Haryana Tourism]]<br /> * [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana]]<br /> * [[List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana]]<br /> * [[Sultanpur National Park]]<br /> * [[Okhla Sanctuary]], bordering Delhi in adjoining [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br /> * Nearby [[Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary]], Delhi<br /> * Nearby [[Najafgarh lake]] or Najafgarh jheel (Now completely drained by Najafgarh drain)<br /> * [[National Zoological Park Delhi]]<br /> * [[Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary]], Delhi<br /> * [[Bhalswa horseshoe lake]], Delhi<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Protected Areas of India}}<br /> {{Protected areas of Haryana}}<br /> {{Districts of Haryana}}<br /> {{National Parks of India}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Haryana]]<br /> [[Category:Villages in Jhajjar district]]<br /> [[Category:Bird sanctuaries of India]]<br /> [[Category:Lakes of Haryana]]<br /> [[Category:Jhajjar district]]<br /> [[Category:Wetlands of India]]<br /> [[Category:Protected areas established in 1987]]<br /> [[Category:1987 establishments in Haryana]]</div>

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