The Beas Conservation Reserve covers an 185 km stretch of the river Beas. The area of the Reserve lies primarily in north-west Punjab. It was declared a conservation reserve by the government of Punjab, India in 2017. The Beas flows down meandering from the Himalayan foothills to Harike Headworks, where it spreads into multiple channels.
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Kutbewala is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. It is located 15 kilometres from the city of Sultanpur Lodhi, 20 kilometres away from district headquarter Kapurthala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj.
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Amritpur is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. It is located 20 kilometres from the city of Sultanpur Lodhi, 25 kilometres away from district headquarter Kapurthala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj.
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Mundi is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj.
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Mundi is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 18 kilometres from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Mundi. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
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Burewal is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10 kilometres from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Burewal. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
The braided channels form islands and sand bars creating a complex environment that supports rich biodiversity. In September 2019, the reserve was declared a Ramsar site under the aegis of the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance.