Sultanpur national park as eco-sensitive: draft notification
Sultanpur national park has been declared as an eco-sensitive zone as per this draft notification issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Whereas the Sultanpur National Park (about 15 km from Gurgaon and about 45 km from Delhi) attracts a large number and variety of migratory birds during the winter migratory season. As regards biodiversity of this National Park, the flora of this area is represented by semi arid vegetation outside it, and a typical aquatic vegetation of the lakes in plains of North India. And whereas, Sultanpur National Park is important and known for aquatic avifauna where about 30,000 birds belonging to about 250 species have been listed in this park during winters. The important birds visiting this park are Pelicans, Cormorants, Herons, Egrets, Storks, Flamingoes, Geese, Ducks, etc. A number of territorial birds of Indian origin stay here the year round. Breeding of Saras, Crane and the Rare Black Necked Stork have been recorded in this park. This park falling in Gurgaon district of Haryana is surrounded by Sultanpur village towards West, Chandu village towards East, Sadhrana village towards South
East and Kaliwas towards the North. And whereas, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area upto five kilometers from the
boundary of the protected area of Sultanpur National Park as Eco-sensitive Zone from ecological and environmental point of view.