Abstract

Chittaura Jheel of Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest natural wetland of this district. It covers an area of about 15 ha and is rich in faunal and floristic diversity. To assess the biodiversity of this wetland, a preliminary survey was carried out during the year 2020 which indicate the rich biodiversity of this waterbody. The notable animal diversity includes annelids (5 species), arthropods (14 species), molluscans(5 species), fishes (22 species), amphibians (3 species), reptiles (2 species) and birds (3 species) and zooplanktons were available there. The result also shows the occurrence of 28 hydrophytes. Out of 28 species, 6 belonging to floating weeds, 3 to emergents weeds, 7 to submerged weeds, 7 to marginal weeds and 5 species of green algae and phytoplankton.