Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Jaipur's Chandlai Lake: 20-Year Conservation Effort Saves 300+ Bird Species
A man named Kishan Meena has been taking care of Jaipur's Chandlai Lake for 20 years.
This lake is like a big park for birds, with over 300 different kinds of birds living there.
Some of these birds fly in from far away places.
Kishan started taking care of the lake because it was getting dirty from sewage water.
He also helped stop people from hunting the birds.
Now, the lake is famous for bird watching.
Conservationist Kishan Meena has spent 20 years protecting Jaipur's Chandlai Lake
Lake is home to over 300 bird species, including migratory ones
Sewage water influx in 2006 led to Meena's transition from artist to conservator
Poaching threat reduced after local media coverage
Lake now renowned as a birdwatcher's paradise
- Who
- Kishan Meena, a conservationist
- What
- Protected Jaipur's Chandlai Lake and its bird species
- When
- Over the past 20 years
- Where
- Chandlai Lake, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Why
- To preserve the lake and its diverse bird population
- Lake age
- 140 years
- Bird species recorded
- Over 300
- Conservation start year
- 2006