Najafgarh Lake

Najafgarh Lake (Najafgarh Marsh or Najafgarh Jheel), fed by Yamuna's tributary Sahibi River, used to be a vast lake in the south west of Delhi, near the town of Najafgarh, from which it takes its name. After the 1960s the Flood Control Department of Delhi canalised the Najafgarh lake area which came to be known as the Najafgarh drain, which led to the eventually partial drainage of, the once huge and ecologically rich, Najafgarh lake. The Najafgarh drain itself is designated as the Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary which together with the partially drained Najafgarh Lake and adjoining farm land comprise a rich wetland bird habitat used by hundreds of congregating demoiselle cranes, common cranes,sarus cranes, hares, nilgai, wildcat, common fox, jackal, monitor lizards, various varieties of snakes etc.