Urpad Beel is a natural lake located at Agia village in Goalpara district of Assam. This beel is also known as Pink Paradise. The best time to visit this location is during winter.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that we are in the process of declaring this beel as a conservation reserve/wildlife sanctuary.
Taking to X, Assam CM said, “Spreading over 500+ hectares, Urpad Beel is a stunning, must see wetland. We are in the process to declare this a conservation reserve/wildlife sanctuary. #AwesomeAssam”
Spreading over 500+ hectares, Urpad Beel is a stunning, must see wetland. We are in the process to declare this a conservation reserve/wildlife sanctuary.#AwesomeAssam https://t.co/lkhLt7anmw
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 26, 2023
It is to be mentioned here that thousands of migratory waterfowl visit the wetland every year which was recently listed as an Important Bird Area by the Bombay Natural History Society.
The beel, covering an area of six square km, is in Agia, about 10km from Goalpara town along National Highway 37.
It is widely known for its natural resources including fish and birds of different species like adjutant stork, whistling teal, kingfisher and water plants such as the water lily, and the water hyacinth.
