Maguri Motapung Beel

Maguri Motapung Beel (also known as Maguri Motapung Bill, Maguri Bill and Maguri Beel) is a wetland and lake located near to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Motapung Village of Tinsukia district in Assam. Maguri Motapung Beel serve as natural home to wildlife and provide a source of livelihood to the local communities. [1][2]

Maguri Motapung Beel
Maguri Motapung Beel in Tinsukia district of Assam
Maguri Motapung Beel Maguri Motapung Beel
Location	Near to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Motapung Village, Tinsukia district, Assam, India
Coordinates	27°34′36.2″N 95°23′42.9″E
Native name	মাগুৰি মটাপুং বিল  (Assamese)
Surface area	9.6 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi)[1]

Etmyology

Maguri is the local term for walking catfish and Motapung is the name of the nearby village. Beel or Bill means lake in Assamese language. [1]

Geography

Maguri Motapung Beel is approx. 9 km away from Tinsukia town and 50 km from Dibrugarh Airport. This lake is 3.8 km away from Guijan Ferry Ghat which is the gateway of the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. Maguri Motapung Beel is located in the south bank of the Dibru River and it connects Dibru River through a small channel and finally meets Brahmaputra River. [3] [4]

Avifauna

Ruddy marsh skimmer from Maguri Motapung Beel

Maguri Motapung Beel is a natural habitat to many varieties of birds. The lake is an important habitat for over 110 resident and migratory bird species, including eight listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List, such as the Swamp grass babbler, the ferruginous duck, the white-winged wood duck and the falcated duck. [1]

See also

List of lakes of Assam

References

1. "Near the Baghjan Blowout, Assam's Critical Wetland Habitat Is Burning". The Wire (India). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
2. "Maguri Motapung: an asset lost to flames". Wetlands International. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
3. "Maguri Beel". Tezpur University website. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
4. "Avians attract tourists to beel". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2020.