05/12/2025
Workshop: Wetland and Migration Science
Date: 3rd - 4th December 2025
Day-1: 3 Technical Sessions
December 3, 2025
● Workshop Organized by Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad on the Arrival of Migratory Birds at Jodhpur Jhal Wetland, Mathura of Uttar Pradesh
● Technical Training Provided by Experts from BRDS Organization. 30 Forest Officials attended
A two-day training workshop was organized for 30 officers and employees of the Forest Department regarding the efficient management of the Jodhpur Jhal wetland, which is being developed by the Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad in collaboration with the Forest Department.
On the first day of the workshop, technical training was provided in the auditorium of the Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad. At the inauguration of the training, the Vice Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, Shailajakant Mishra, said that the trees, lakes, and forests of Braj are all part of our living heritage. Their conservation is both our duty and our religion. He expressed great pleasure that the Jodhpur Jhal, restored by the Parishad, is now attracting birds from as far away as Siberia. The Parishad will continue to cooperate with the Forest Department in making this site bird-friendly.
During the training, K.P. Singh, an expert from the Biodiversity Research and Development Society, explained in detail the various habitats, migratory routes, flight patterns, and flight calls of migratory birds.
Bird expert K.P. Singh gave a detailed scientific presentation through a PPT presentation on the arrival, migration cycle, breeding season, summer departure, nature, and behavior of migratory birds.
Mukesh Sharma, Environmental Advisor of the Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, said that Jodhpur Jhal is an important wetland on the Central Asian Flyway. The technical training will have far-reaching results in its development. On the second day of the workshop, Wednesday, training related to the identification and management of migratory birds will be given at the Jodhpur Jhal wetland.
Also present on the occasion were Madan Chandra Dubey, ACE of the Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, Nidhi Yadav of BRDS, and teachers from various schools.
Wetlands International Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Ministry of Tourism, Government of India Uttar Pradesh Tourism Uttar Pradesh Govrnment
