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About
Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
Manjira wild life sanctuary spreads over an area of 20 sq.kms
and is the abode of a number of re sident and migratory birds and the
marsh crocodiles.
It has
an Environmental Education Centre with a museum, a library, and an
auditorium. All this facilitates in educating the visitors about
nature conservation and maintenance of ecological balance.
Boats
are in operation to take the visitors around the sanctuary for bird
watching. Binoculars and books on identification of birds are also
available. The films of birds and animals are also shown everyday on
16-mm projector.
Invertebrates : Prawns,
Mollusis and Zoo plankton.
Fishes : Catla, Rahu,
Murrel, Ech Paten, Karugu, Chidwa.
Reptiles : Monitor
Lizards, Fresh Water Turtles, Cobra and Marsh Crocodiles.
Birds : Painted Storks,
Herons, Coots, Teals, Cormorants, Pochards, Black and White Ibises,
Spoon Bills, Open Billed Storks etc
Extensive growth of Babul Prosopis. Plants commonly found in water are
Pistia, Hydrilla, Eichornia and Vallisneria |
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Best time to visit
The period from October to July is suitable for visiting the area
How to get there?
Rail : Nearest railway station is at Hyderabad (150 Kms)
By Road: It is 29 kms from Macherla the nearest town which is
connected to Hyderabad, (50 kms). Medak- town is well connected by
road and there are frequent bus services from Hyderabad, Nizamabad and
Karimnagar |
