Maharana Pratap Sagar

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Maharana Pratap Sagar is a large man-made lake and wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned as a major habitat for migratory birds and a popular site for water sports and fishing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird sanctuary
man-made lake
reservoir
wildlife sanctuary
alsoKnownAs Pong Dam
surface form: Pong Dam Lake

Pong Reservoir
country India
designatedAs Ramsar site
formedBy Pong Dam
governingBody Himachal Pradesh Fisheries Department
Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
habitatType reservoir wetland
wetland
IUCNCategory IV
knownFor birdwatching
migratory waterbirds
sport fishing
water sports
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh
Kangra district
Shahpur subdivision
locatedOnRiver Beas River
namedAfter Maharana Pratap
nearestCity Kangra Valley
surface form: Kangra
nearestTown Jawali
Nagrota Surian
partOf Beas River
surface form: Beas River basin
primaryPurpose hydroelectric power generation
protectedAreaType inland wetland
RamsarDesignationYear 2002
region northern India
surface form: North India
secondaryPurpose fisheries
irrigation
recreation
state Himachal Pradesh
stateProtectedAreaStatus wildlife sanctuary
supportsActivity angling
boating
canoeing
rowing
sailing
water skiing
supportsSpeciesGroup geese
migratory ducks
raptors
resident waterbirds
shorebirds
tourismType ecotourism
wildlife tourism

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Beas River hasReservoir Maharana Pratap Sagar
Pong Dam alsoKnownAs Maharana Pratap Sagar
Pong Dam reservoirName Maharana Pratap Sagar
Pong Dam namedAfter Maharana Pratap Sagar
this entity surface form: Maharana Pratap (for the reservoir)