Gharana Wetland is a notified conservation site in Jammu and Kashmir.
It is home to thousands of indigenous and migratory birds.
It is located approximately 35 km from Jammu.
It is situated in RS Pura.
It is, in fact, close to the Pakistan border.
It is one of the oldest and most well-known wetlands.
At present, authorities and J and K are working towards sustainable development of the wetland reserve.
Their plan is to turn the wetland reserve into one of Jammu’s most popular tourist attractions.
Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve is home to more than 170 species of birds.
Some birds found there include bar-headed geese, gadwalls, common teals, purple swamp hens, Indian moorhens, black-winged stilts, cormorants, egrets and greenshanks.
