Beach in Punjab

Harike Lake

The lake is triangular in shape, with its apex in the west, a bund, called the Dhussi Bund forming one side, a canal the second and a major road the third. The Harike barrage connects Amritsar city with Ferozepur, Faridkot and Bhatinda by a national highway.

Over 20,000 ducks have been recorded here during the peak migratory season and number of globally threatened species have also been recorded in Harike. About 200 species of birds visit the lake, including migratory as well as resident, during the winter.

Other important species that can be seen here are Watercock, Pallas's Gull, Brown-headed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Indian Skimmer, White-winged Tern, White-rumped Vulture, Cotton Pygmy Goose, Tufted Duck, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Yellow-eyed Pigeon, Crested Grebe, White-browed Fantail and Black-necked Grebe.

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) carried out research and a bird ringing program there from 1980-1985. Harike was also the subject of a 1994 publication by WWF-India as part of their series on Ramsar Sites of India.

District : Amritsar, Kapurthala, Ferozepur
Area under Water : 4100 ha.
Nearest Town : Harike
Status : Large scale conservation & management measures in progress as per perspective plan.

Museums of Punjab have preserved the rich culture and tradition of the state. Some of the museums possess several excavated items of the Indus Valley Civilization, tribal and folk arts, anthropological elements, etc. They prove to be the major attractions of Punjab for the scholars and artists and also the general tourists. A visit to the museums in Punjab will provide a vast idea in a nutshell about the glorious past of the land.

Kali Bein River

Kali Bein River emerges from a spring near Hoshiarpur, flows through Kapurthala and Sultanpur Lodhi, to meet the Sutlej near Harike Pattan. It has a length of 160 km.

Kanjli Lake

During 1870, Kanjli lake came into formation with the construction of a small barrage . The lake is thus a freshwater source. Maximum depth of water varies from 10 to 25 feet depending upon the season and water inflow.