Now at Asola Bhatti wildlife sanctuary in Delhi, four artificial waterfalls

Subject: Environment

Why in news-

Delhi L-G VK Saxena dedicated four artificial waterfalls at Neeli Jheel in Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary to the public.
The waterfalls are “expected to develop the area into a world-class eco-tourism hub”.

About the Jheel-

The jheel is a perennial source of water for the wildlife at the sanctuary.
It is an abandoned mining pit that is now filled with both groundwater and rainwater.
A report recently prepared by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and the Delhi Forest Department noted that several leopard sightings were from the area around the Neeli Jheel since the animals use it for water.
The density of leopards was found to be most at two places in the sanctuary, one of which was the jheel.

Related concerns-

The jheel is also a habitat for birds.
There are migratory birds as well in the jheel area.
Further interference in the area will increase anthropogenic pressure on the wildlife.

Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary

It is spread over 32.7 square kilometres and is at the end of an important wildlife corridor that starts from Sariska National Park in Alwar, Rajasthan and passes through Mewat, Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana.
The Asola wildlife sanctuary has both floral and faunal diversity in form of
a wide variety of trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses.
A large number of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and dragonflies.
Sanctuary comprises Around 200 species of resident and migratory birds.
Wildlife habitats inside the sanctuary act as water recharge zone for Delhi, Faridabad and Gurugram.