Hakaluki Haor In Sylhet

Review:

Hakaluki Haor is a marsh wetland ecological system of Eastern Bangladesh in an area bordering Assam, India. It is one of Bangladesh's largest and one of Asia's larger marsh wetland resources. Some 190,000 people live in the surrounding Hakaluki haor area.

Hakaluki Haor was designated an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) by the Director General of the Department of Environment, as the ecosystem is considered to have reached a critical state. It also is a protected Ramsar site. of international importance for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands.

The surface area of Hakaluki Haor is 181.15 km², of which 72.46 km² (40.01%) is within the territory of Barlekha Upazila. The haor is partly under the jurisdiction of Barlekha Upazila.

 

Hakaluki Haor located in greater Sylhet, the haor offers a very different type of ecosystem as well as a new set of management issues. The haor basin is an extensive alluvial plain supporting a variety of wetland habitats. It contains about 47 major haors and more than 6,000 beels, or freshwater lakes, nearly half of which are seasonal. Hakaluki Haor itself is a complex of more than 80 inter-connecting beels located in the Maulvi Bazar district. During the dry season, the beels cover an area of approximately 4,400 ha. However, during the rainy season, the entire area gets flooded, and the beels are united as one large lake, or haor, with an area of approximately 18,000 ha. This makes it the largest haor in Bangladesh. Some 190,000 people live surrounding Hakaluki haor area.   

Hakaluki haor is a highly significant site for a wide variety of waterfowl. It is important for wintering migratory birds. Its overall significance is perhaps best expressed with reference to the various criteria for inclusion as a Ramsar site. "It is a particularly good representative example of a wetland which plays a substantial hydrological, biological or ecological role in the natural functioning of a major river basin85" (Ramsar Criterion 1.c); "It supports an appreciable assemblage of rare, vulnerable or endangered species of plant or animal, or an appreciable number of individuals of any one or more of these species." (Criterion 2.a); "It is of special value for maintaining the genetic and ecological diversity of a region because of the peculiarities of its flora and fauna." (Criterion 2.b); "It regularly supports about 20,000 waterfowl." (Criterion 3.a); "It regularly supports substantial numbers of individuals from particular groups of waterfowl, indicative of wetland values, productivity or diversity" (Criterion 3.b).

 

  
 Some Haors in Bangladesh:

Haors in Bangladesh
Eastern and lower Mymensingh basin	Baram haor  • Banka haor  • Habibpur haor  • Maker haor  • Makalkandi haor  • Ghulduba haor
At the foot of Meghalaya hills	Tanguar haor  • Shanir haor  • Matian haor
East of the Tanguar system	Dekhar haor  • Pathar Chanli haor  • Jhilkar haor  • Jhinkar haor
Eastern rim of the basin	Jamaikata haor  • Mahai haor  • Nalua haor  • Parua haor
Central Sylhet lowlands	Hakaluki haor  • Chatal Bar haor  • Haila haor  • Kawadighi haor  • Paglar haor
Southeastern hill ranges	Hail Haor
South of the basin	Dingapota haor  • Ganesher haor  • Tolar haor  • Anganer haor  • Bara haor  • Humaipur haor
Kishorganj district	Etna haor  • Sania haor
Eastern Mymensingh	Khaliaghuri haor
Southeast Mymensingh	Oail haor
Uncategorized	Dubriar haor  • Chayer haor  • Kangaler haor  • Maijeil haor  • Damrir Haor  • Panger haor  • Kanamaiya haor  •Ubdakhali haor  • Balai haor  • Bara haor  • Gurmar haor

 

Posted in: