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CHAPTR I GNRAL Origin of the Name of the District The ditrict i named after the headquarter town of Kurukhetra. According to Mahabhartata , it came to be called Kurukhetra after the age King Kuru who i aid to have cultivated thi land with paionate devotion. Kuru, a imple and piou man wa the on of Samvarna and Tapati, the ancetor of the Kaurava and the Pandava. The Vamana Puran acribe the origin of Kurukhetra to courage, intenive devotion and aceticim of Kuru. It elaborate on the King’ cultivation of the eight-fold ethical conduct of auterity (tapas), truth (satya) forgivene (Kshama), kindne (daya), purity(saucha), charity (dana), yoga and continence (brahmcharya) 2 . There are many reference to Kuru’ aociation with Kurukhetra in the Purana: Vayu, Vishnu, Markandeya, Matsya, Agni, Narada, Brahmand and Bhagyata. Al-Biruni, the Arab Hitorian of the early 11 th century A.D., alo elaborate on Kuru’ aociation with Kurukhetra 3 . Yet, according to another tradition, the name of Kurukhetra derive from Kuru, an Aryan tribe, who were initially a prietly cla connected with the compoition of and recital of the Veda and the performance of Yajana 4 . Location, Boundaries, Area and Population Location and boundaries.- The ditrict lie between 29°55’0” and 30°15’ 15” north latitude and 76°27’0” and 77°17’0” eat longitude. It i bounded in the north by Ambala ditrict, on the eat and northeat by Yamunanagar ditrict, on outh by Karnal ditrict and on the wet 1 Mahabharta (Gorakhpur Ed.), Text Salya, 53,VI-26. 2 Vamna Purana, Ed. Ananda Swarup Gupta, Varanai, 1968, XXII, pp.126-28 3 V.N. Datta and H.A.Phadke, Hitory of Kurukhetra, 1984, p.4. 4 H.William, A Sankrit-Englih Dictionary, 1899,pp.294,747,V.S. Apte, Sankrit- Hindi koa,1966, p.286.

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CHAPT R I

G N RAL

Origin of the Name of the District

The di trict i named after the headquarter town of

Kuruk hetra According to Mahabhartata it came to be called

Kuruk hetra after the age King Kuru who i aid to have cultivated

thi land with pa ionate devotion Kuru a imple and piou man wa

the on of Samvarna and Tapati the ance tor of the Kaurava and the

Pandava The Vamana Puran a cribe the origin of Kuruk hetra to

courage inten ive devotion and a cetici m of Kuru It elaborate on

the Kingrsquo cultivation of the eight-fold ethical conduct of au terity

(tapas) truth (satya) forgivene (Kshama) kindne (daya)

purity(saucha) charity (dana) yoga and continence (brahmcharya)2

There are many reference to Kurursquo a ociation with Kuruk hetra in

the Purana Vayu Vishnu Markandeya Matsya Agni Narada

Brahmand and Bhagyata Al-Biruni the Arab Hi torian of the early

11th

century AD al o elaborate on Kurursquo a ociation with

Kuruk hetra3

Yet according to another tradition the name of Kuruk hetra

derive from Kuru an Aryan tribe who were initially a prie tly cla

connected with the compo ition of and recital of the Veda and the

performance of Yajana 4

Location Boundaries Area and Population

Location and boundaries- The di trict lie between 29deg55rsquo0rdquo and

30deg15rsquo 15rdquo north latitude and 76deg27rsquo0rdquo and 77deg17rsquo0rdquo ea t longitude It

i bounded in the north by Ambala di trict on the ea t and northea t

by Yamunanagar di trict on outh by Karnal di trict and on the we t

1 Mahabharta (Gorakhpur Ed) Text Salya 53VI-26

2 Vamna Purana Ed Ananda Swarup Gupta Varana i 1968 XXII pp126-28 3 VN Datta and HAPhadke Hi tory of Kuruk hetra 1984 p4

4 HWilliam A San krit-Engli h Dictionary 1899pp294747VS Apte San krit-

Hindi ko a1966 p286

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 2

and outhwe t by Kaithal di trict and on the northwe t by Patiala

di trict of Punjab

Area- With an area of 1530 quare kilometer it occupie 346

percent of the total area of the State It i the third malle t di trict of

the State in term of area

Population- According to 2001 Cen u the di trict had a population

of 825454 (442328 male and 383126 female ) Of the total

population rural population accounted for 609943 and urban

215511 per on The di trict had 392 percent of the total population

of the tate and ranked 14th

among t the di trict of Haryana in term of

population

History of the District as an Administrative Unit

Kuruk hetra region i an area of great antiquity and remained

an important centre of political activity during ancient period During

the Gupta period it developed into a eat of political power In Pali

religiou literature Kuruk ehtra frequently find mention a one

of the ixteen Mahajanapadas of the time1 In 6

th century AD

Pu hpabhuti founded a new dyna ty in Thane ar bhukti

(admini trative divi ion) a part of Kuruk hetra then known a

Srikantha Janapada But with the tran fer of Pu hpabhutirsquo capital to

Kanauj during Har harsquo time the political importance of the region

wa omewhat declined

During the reign of Illtutmi h the pre ent di trict of

Kuruk hetra wa covered into iqta (an admini trative unit akin to a

divi ion) of Pipli An Officer called mukti controlled the total affair

of the iqta under the upervi ion of the Sultan

Thi admini trative et up continued under Balbanrsquo rule al o2

The fir t Mughal Emperor Babar admini tered the di trict by placing it

in the Sarkar Sirhind3 Akbar e tabli hed an effective admini trative

y tem and divided hi kingdom into subaas sarkars and parganas

During hi regime the di trict wa included in sarkar Sirhind

1 VN Datta and HAPhadke Hi tory of Kuruk hetra 1984p38

2 KC Yadav Haryana Ka Itiha Vol II 1981 PP32-34

3 Ibid p67

GENERAL 3

Thane ar and Shahabad were among 19 parganas of thi sarkar1

Thi admini trative et up remained intact during the regime of

Jahangir Shahjahan and Aurangzeb

During 18th

century mo t of the area now forming

Kuruk hetra di trict were parceled out among variou Sikh Chief

who formed independent principalitie of Thane ar and Ladwa Both

the principalitie were gradually lap ed to the Briti h Government A

part of Thane ar (held by Bhag Singh) lap ed in 1832 becau e of the

death of Sardar Jamiat Singh without male heir and the re t of it (held

by Bhanga Singh) in 1850 on account of the death of Rani Chand

Kaur widow of Sardar Fateh Singh

Ladwa wa lap ed to the Briti h Government in 1845 on

account of mi conduct of Raja Ajit Singh The Briti h Government

organized the e lap ed territorie alongwith lap ed principality of

Kaithal into Thane ar di trict in 1849 The di trict had three Teh il

namely Pipli Thane ar and Kaithal The Collector Magi trate wa

incharge of the di trict Thane ar di trict wa broken up in 1862 and

the area were di tributed between di trict of Karnal and Ambala

Pehowa pargana wa included in Karnal di trict and parganas of

Shahabad Ladwa and a part of Thane ar were included in Ambala and

converted into Pipli teh il In 1866 Pehowa pargana of Karnal di trict

having 103 village wa tran ferred to Pipli teh il of Ambala di trict

But 14 of the e village in 1876 and remaining 89 village in 1889

were again tran ferred from Pipli teh il to Kaithal teh il of Karnal

di trict In 1897 Pipli teh il wa tran ferred to Karnal di trict The

headquarter of Pipli teh il were al o hifted to Thane ar in the ame

year

The area now forming the di trict remained a part of Karnal

di trict till Kuruk hetra wa carved out of it a a eparate di trict on

January 23 1973 compri ing the teh il of Thane ar Kaithal and

Guhla2 At the time of formation of Kuruk hetra a a eparate di trict

teh ilwi e po ition of village wa a follow -

1 Ibid p77-79

2 Haryana Govt notification No 454-E(IV)-732212 dt 23

rd Jan1973

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 4

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 429

Kaithal 143

Guhla 171

Total 743

In 1979 a new teh il of Pehowa wa created by tran ferring

56 village from Guhla teh il 9 village from Kaithal teh il and

33 village from Thane ar teh il1 Be ide Radaur wa con tituted a

ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il In 1979 the teh ilwi e po ition of the

village wa a follow-

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 278

Radaur ub-teh il 120

Kaithal 134

Guhla 115

Pehowa 98

On April 11981 Shahabad Kanugo circle (Thane ar teh il)

wa converted into a ub-teh il compri ing 76 village Ladwa ub-

teh il wa created on May 181987 in Thane ar teh il compri ing 75

village

Major change in the boundarie of the di trict and exi ting

teh il took place on November 119892 with the formation of Kaithal

di trict taking out Kaithal and Guhla Sub-divi ion from Kuruk hetra

Di trict Radaur ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il wa included in newly

carved out Yamunanagar di trict Be ide 15 village from Nilokheri

ub-teh il of Karnal di trict were added in Thane ar teh il one village

from Shahabad ub-teh il wa included in Ambala di trict two

village of Pehowa teh il were included in Guhla teh il of Kaithal

di trict three village of Kaithal teh il were included in Pehowa teh il

four village of Ladwa ub-teh il were included in Radaur ub-teh il

1 Di trict Cen u Handbook Kuruk hetra Di trict 1981

2 Haryana Govt Gazettee (Extraordinary) Oct 16 1989

GENERAL 5

of Yamunanagar di trict and one village of ub-teh il Radaur wa

included in Ladwa ub-teh il of Kuruk hetra di trict Similarly 12

village taken out from Thane ar teh il were tran ferred to Pehowa

teh il and 2 village excluded from Shahabad ub-teh il were included

in Pehowa teh il in 1989 At pre ent the di trict compri e of three

teh il namely Thane ar Shahabad and Pehowa Thane ar teh il ha

three ub-teh il namely Ladwa I mailabad and Babain A on March

312004 teh ilwi e po ition of the village in the di trict wa a

follow -

Tehsil1

Villages

Inhabited uninhabited Total

Thane ar 240 5 245

Pehowa 88 4 92

Shahabad 79 - 79

Total 407 9 416

TOPOGRAPHY

Kuruk hetra di trict form a part of the va t aggradational

alluvial terrain of the Indo-Gangatic plain The Indo-Gangatic plain

repre ent depo ition of alluvium in a tectonic platform of fore deep

between the Himalayan region in the north and the penin ular region

in the outh The alluvium wa depo ited in the quarter nary The

average elevation of the plain i about 245 metre above the mean ea

level The general lope of the land i outhwe t ward There are

many hallow topographical depre ion in the area

The deep bore-hole data from the di trict ugge t that the

alluvium overlying the rock bed exceed 600 metre at place A

preliminary tudy involving a large number of 75 to 90 metre deep

log obtained from tubewell drilling in Ladwa and Thene ar

development block ugge t 6 to 8 cycle of depo ition within thi

depth in the fore-deep The cyclic depo ition i in the form of

alternating layer of clay ilt and and gravel The clay and ilt layer

are u ually characterized by calcium carbonate concretion U ually

2 to 3 gravel horizon are al o pre ent at depth

1 Sub-teh ilwi e village may be een in Chapter X-General Admini tration

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 6

The information on alluvial terrain in the di trict i canty On

an empirical cla ification the two type of terrain the bangar and the

low arrear called bet are inferred The bangar or the older alluvium

make a upland tract of 8 to 16 kilometre wide It i characterized by

ma ive bed of rather yellowi h to red coloured clay with calcareou

concretion Kankar cattered throughout Major part of the di trict

fall under bangar The low lying area along ide Markanda i called

naili

Drainage and River System

Natural drainage of the northern part of the di trict loping

toward outhwe t i determined by tream emerging from the lower

Shiwalik foothill The main drainage i repre ented by Markanda

Umla and Dangri tream There are matured tream having ea onal

runoff Mo t of the older rivernalas viz chautang Sara wati khand

nala Umla nala a well a part of the Dangri river and Lenda nala

have been claimed and now exi t a drain Old channel of the

Markanda have been u ed a exce drainage way at Jalbehra

The di trict i traver ed by important ea onal tream viz

Sara wati Markanda Chautang and Rak hi

The Saraswati- River Sara wati ha been referred to a river par

excellence and occur mo t frequently in the Rigveda It eem to have

been the holy tream of the Vedic age It i po ible that it wa a

large a the Sutlej in the Vedic age and actually reached the ea a

the Rigveda de cribe it a going down to the ocean1On the holy

bank of Sara wati were kindled acred fire and vedic hymn

compo ed and recited It played a dominant role in the growth of the

culture and civilization in ancient India The archaeological

exploration of the Sara wati-Ghaggar-Hakra bed further prove the

Vedic and epic tradition that the Sara wati wa once a mighty river

with a continuou and perennial flow down to the Arabian Sea The

river eem to have dried up becau e of eriou ei mic di turbance

toward the clo e of the Vedic period2

The pre ent Sara wati which enter the di trict from

Yamunanagar di trict i a mere hadow of it former elf through mo t

1 Karnal Di trict Gazetteer 1976 p9

2 HAPhadke Haryana Ancient and Medieval 1990 PP 10-11

7 GENERAL

of it cour e in the di trict ha no defined bed The Sara wati and it

numerou mall tributarie drain a large part of the Thane ar teh il and

over pill their water in the low-lying Naili circle though their flood

rarely extend to any di tance It outfall into Bibipur lake wherefrom

through Sara wati drain it join Para a tributary of the Ghaggar

The Markanda- It i a ea onal tream and originate in the lower

Shiwalik hill it enter the di trict near Damli in Thane ar teh il and

pa e near Shahabad It ha width ranging from 15 to 40 metre

After flowing in the outh-we terly direction for about 48 kilometre

it join Ghaggar When in pate during the rainy ea on it po e a

eriou threat to village along it bank and cau e con iderable

damage to tanding crop

Chautang and Rakshi are other Sea onal tream which pa

through the di trict

Lake

Bibipur lake i an important lake of the di trict The lake ha

been created a a re ult of 12 kilometre long Thane ar Bund de igned

to protect certain village from the flood of the Sara wati river It i

filled up during the rainy ea on It ha a maximum capacity of 123

million cubic metre of water The accumulated water i later relea ed

into the Sara wati canal

Groundwater

The di trict fall in upper Ghaggar river groundwater ba in

The depth of water table in the di trict varie from 3 to 15 metre and

i comparatively hallow in the northern part a compared to outhern

part Groundwater in the di trict occur in unconfined a well a

confined aquifer The unconfined aquifer are recharged from

rainfall eepage from unlined canal network and infiltration from

ea onal tream The deeper confined aquifer at place reportedly

get recharged from the ub- urface flow taking place from the

Shiwalik hill and adjacent area

G OLOGY

The area falling in the di trict i a part of the va t Indo-

Gangetic alluvial plain and compri e ediment of Plei tocene to

recent age The major part of the di trict i occupied by the Ganga

8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 2

and outhwe t by Kaithal di trict and on the northwe t by Patiala

di trict of Punjab

Area- With an area of 1530 quare kilometer it occupie 346

percent of the total area of the State It i the third malle t di trict of

the State in term of area

Population- According to 2001 Cen u the di trict had a population

of 825454 (442328 male and 383126 female ) Of the total

population rural population accounted for 609943 and urban

215511 per on The di trict had 392 percent of the total population

of the tate and ranked 14th

among t the di trict of Haryana in term of

population

History of the District as an Administrative Unit

Kuruk hetra region i an area of great antiquity and remained

an important centre of political activity during ancient period During

the Gupta period it developed into a eat of political power In Pali

religiou literature Kuruk ehtra frequently find mention a one

of the ixteen Mahajanapadas of the time1 In 6

th century AD

Pu hpabhuti founded a new dyna ty in Thane ar bhukti

(admini trative divi ion) a part of Kuruk hetra then known a

Srikantha Janapada But with the tran fer of Pu hpabhutirsquo capital to

Kanauj during Har harsquo time the political importance of the region

wa omewhat declined

During the reign of Illtutmi h the pre ent di trict of

Kuruk hetra wa covered into iqta (an admini trative unit akin to a

divi ion) of Pipli An Officer called mukti controlled the total affair

of the iqta under the upervi ion of the Sultan

Thi admini trative et up continued under Balbanrsquo rule al o2

The fir t Mughal Emperor Babar admini tered the di trict by placing it

in the Sarkar Sirhind3 Akbar e tabli hed an effective admini trative

y tem and divided hi kingdom into subaas sarkars and parganas

During hi regime the di trict wa included in sarkar Sirhind

1 VN Datta and HAPhadke Hi tory of Kuruk hetra 1984p38

2 KC Yadav Haryana Ka Itiha Vol II 1981 PP32-34

3 Ibid p67

GENERAL 3

Thane ar and Shahabad were among 19 parganas of thi sarkar1

Thi admini trative et up remained intact during the regime of

Jahangir Shahjahan and Aurangzeb

During 18th

century mo t of the area now forming

Kuruk hetra di trict were parceled out among variou Sikh Chief

who formed independent principalitie of Thane ar and Ladwa Both

the principalitie were gradually lap ed to the Briti h Government A

part of Thane ar (held by Bhag Singh) lap ed in 1832 becau e of the

death of Sardar Jamiat Singh without male heir and the re t of it (held

by Bhanga Singh) in 1850 on account of the death of Rani Chand

Kaur widow of Sardar Fateh Singh

Ladwa wa lap ed to the Briti h Government in 1845 on

account of mi conduct of Raja Ajit Singh The Briti h Government

organized the e lap ed territorie alongwith lap ed principality of

Kaithal into Thane ar di trict in 1849 The di trict had three Teh il

namely Pipli Thane ar and Kaithal The Collector Magi trate wa

incharge of the di trict Thane ar di trict wa broken up in 1862 and

the area were di tributed between di trict of Karnal and Ambala

Pehowa pargana wa included in Karnal di trict and parganas of

Shahabad Ladwa and a part of Thane ar were included in Ambala and

converted into Pipli teh il In 1866 Pehowa pargana of Karnal di trict

having 103 village wa tran ferred to Pipli teh il of Ambala di trict

But 14 of the e village in 1876 and remaining 89 village in 1889

were again tran ferred from Pipli teh il to Kaithal teh il of Karnal

di trict In 1897 Pipli teh il wa tran ferred to Karnal di trict The

headquarter of Pipli teh il were al o hifted to Thane ar in the ame

year

The area now forming the di trict remained a part of Karnal

di trict till Kuruk hetra wa carved out of it a a eparate di trict on

January 23 1973 compri ing the teh il of Thane ar Kaithal and

Guhla2 At the time of formation of Kuruk hetra a a eparate di trict

teh ilwi e po ition of village wa a follow -

1 Ibid p77-79

2 Haryana Govt notification No 454-E(IV)-732212 dt 23

rd Jan1973

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 4

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 429

Kaithal 143

Guhla 171

Total 743

In 1979 a new teh il of Pehowa wa created by tran ferring

56 village from Guhla teh il 9 village from Kaithal teh il and

33 village from Thane ar teh il1 Be ide Radaur wa con tituted a

ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il In 1979 the teh ilwi e po ition of the

village wa a follow-

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 278

Radaur ub-teh il 120

Kaithal 134

Guhla 115

Pehowa 98

On April 11981 Shahabad Kanugo circle (Thane ar teh il)

wa converted into a ub-teh il compri ing 76 village Ladwa ub-

teh il wa created on May 181987 in Thane ar teh il compri ing 75

village

Major change in the boundarie of the di trict and exi ting

teh il took place on November 119892 with the formation of Kaithal

di trict taking out Kaithal and Guhla Sub-divi ion from Kuruk hetra

Di trict Radaur ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il wa included in newly

carved out Yamunanagar di trict Be ide 15 village from Nilokheri

ub-teh il of Karnal di trict were added in Thane ar teh il one village

from Shahabad ub-teh il wa included in Ambala di trict two

village of Pehowa teh il were included in Guhla teh il of Kaithal

di trict three village of Kaithal teh il were included in Pehowa teh il

four village of Ladwa ub-teh il were included in Radaur ub-teh il

1 Di trict Cen u Handbook Kuruk hetra Di trict 1981

2 Haryana Govt Gazettee (Extraordinary) Oct 16 1989

GENERAL 5

of Yamunanagar di trict and one village of ub-teh il Radaur wa

included in Ladwa ub-teh il of Kuruk hetra di trict Similarly 12

village taken out from Thane ar teh il were tran ferred to Pehowa

teh il and 2 village excluded from Shahabad ub-teh il were included

in Pehowa teh il in 1989 At pre ent the di trict compri e of three

teh il namely Thane ar Shahabad and Pehowa Thane ar teh il ha

three ub-teh il namely Ladwa I mailabad and Babain A on March

312004 teh ilwi e po ition of the village in the di trict wa a

follow -

Tehsil1

Villages

Inhabited uninhabited Total

Thane ar 240 5 245

Pehowa 88 4 92

Shahabad 79 - 79

Total 407 9 416

TOPOGRAPHY

Kuruk hetra di trict form a part of the va t aggradational

alluvial terrain of the Indo-Gangatic plain The Indo-Gangatic plain

repre ent depo ition of alluvium in a tectonic platform of fore deep

between the Himalayan region in the north and the penin ular region

in the outh The alluvium wa depo ited in the quarter nary The

average elevation of the plain i about 245 metre above the mean ea

level The general lope of the land i outhwe t ward There are

many hallow topographical depre ion in the area

The deep bore-hole data from the di trict ugge t that the

alluvium overlying the rock bed exceed 600 metre at place A

preliminary tudy involving a large number of 75 to 90 metre deep

log obtained from tubewell drilling in Ladwa and Thene ar

development block ugge t 6 to 8 cycle of depo ition within thi

depth in the fore-deep The cyclic depo ition i in the form of

alternating layer of clay ilt and and gravel The clay and ilt layer

are u ually characterized by calcium carbonate concretion U ually

2 to 3 gravel horizon are al o pre ent at depth

1 Sub-teh ilwi e village may be een in Chapter X-General Admini tration

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 6

The information on alluvial terrain in the di trict i canty On

an empirical cla ification the two type of terrain the bangar and the

low arrear called bet are inferred The bangar or the older alluvium

make a upland tract of 8 to 16 kilometre wide It i characterized by

ma ive bed of rather yellowi h to red coloured clay with calcareou

concretion Kankar cattered throughout Major part of the di trict

fall under bangar The low lying area along ide Markanda i called

naili

Drainage and River System

Natural drainage of the northern part of the di trict loping

toward outhwe t i determined by tream emerging from the lower

Shiwalik foothill The main drainage i repre ented by Markanda

Umla and Dangri tream There are matured tream having ea onal

runoff Mo t of the older rivernalas viz chautang Sara wati khand

nala Umla nala a well a part of the Dangri river and Lenda nala

have been claimed and now exi t a drain Old channel of the

Markanda have been u ed a exce drainage way at Jalbehra

The di trict i traver ed by important ea onal tream viz

Sara wati Markanda Chautang and Rak hi

The Saraswati- River Sara wati ha been referred to a river par

excellence and occur mo t frequently in the Rigveda It eem to have

been the holy tream of the Vedic age It i po ible that it wa a

large a the Sutlej in the Vedic age and actually reached the ea a

the Rigveda de cribe it a going down to the ocean1On the holy

bank of Sara wati were kindled acred fire and vedic hymn

compo ed and recited It played a dominant role in the growth of the

culture and civilization in ancient India The archaeological

exploration of the Sara wati-Ghaggar-Hakra bed further prove the

Vedic and epic tradition that the Sara wati wa once a mighty river

with a continuou and perennial flow down to the Arabian Sea The

river eem to have dried up becau e of eriou ei mic di turbance

toward the clo e of the Vedic period2

The pre ent Sara wati which enter the di trict from

Yamunanagar di trict i a mere hadow of it former elf through mo t

1 Karnal Di trict Gazetteer 1976 p9

2 HAPhadke Haryana Ancient and Medieval 1990 PP 10-11

7 GENERAL

of it cour e in the di trict ha no defined bed The Sara wati and it

numerou mall tributarie drain a large part of the Thane ar teh il and

over pill their water in the low-lying Naili circle though their flood

rarely extend to any di tance It outfall into Bibipur lake wherefrom

through Sara wati drain it join Para a tributary of the Ghaggar

The Markanda- It i a ea onal tream and originate in the lower

Shiwalik hill it enter the di trict near Damli in Thane ar teh il and

pa e near Shahabad It ha width ranging from 15 to 40 metre

After flowing in the outh-we terly direction for about 48 kilometre

it join Ghaggar When in pate during the rainy ea on it po e a

eriou threat to village along it bank and cau e con iderable

damage to tanding crop

Chautang and Rakshi are other Sea onal tream which pa

through the di trict

Lake

Bibipur lake i an important lake of the di trict The lake ha

been created a a re ult of 12 kilometre long Thane ar Bund de igned

to protect certain village from the flood of the Sara wati river It i

filled up during the rainy ea on It ha a maximum capacity of 123

million cubic metre of water The accumulated water i later relea ed

into the Sara wati canal

Groundwater

The di trict fall in upper Ghaggar river groundwater ba in

The depth of water table in the di trict varie from 3 to 15 metre and

i comparatively hallow in the northern part a compared to outhern

part Groundwater in the di trict occur in unconfined a well a

confined aquifer The unconfined aquifer are recharged from

rainfall eepage from unlined canal network and infiltration from

ea onal tream The deeper confined aquifer at place reportedly

get recharged from the ub- urface flow taking place from the

Shiwalik hill and adjacent area

G OLOGY

The area falling in the di trict i a part of the va t Indo-

Gangetic alluvial plain and compri e ediment of Plei tocene to

recent age The major part of the di trict i occupied by the Ganga

8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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GENERAL 3

Thane ar and Shahabad were among 19 parganas of thi sarkar1

Thi admini trative et up remained intact during the regime of

Jahangir Shahjahan and Aurangzeb

During 18th

century mo t of the area now forming

Kuruk hetra di trict were parceled out among variou Sikh Chief

who formed independent principalitie of Thane ar and Ladwa Both

the principalitie were gradually lap ed to the Briti h Government A

part of Thane ar (held by Bhag Singh) lap ed in 1832 becau e of the

death of Sardar Jamiat Singh without male heir and the re t of it (held

by Bhanga Singh) in 1850 on account of the death of Rani Chand

Kaur widow of Sardar Fateh Singh

Ladwa wa lap ed to the Briti h Government in 1845 on

account of mi conduct of Raja Ajit Singh The Briti h Government

organized the e lap ed territorie alongwith lap ed principality of

Kaithal into Thane ar di trict in 1849 The di trict had three Teh il

namely Pipli Thane ar and Kaithal The Collector Magi trate wa

incharge of the di trict Thane ar di trict wa broken up in 1862 and

the area were di tributed between di trict of Karnal and Ambala

Pehowa pargana wa included in Karnal di trict and parganas of

Shahabad Ladwa and a part of Thane ar were included in Ambala and

converted into Pipli teh il In 1866 Pehowa pargana of Karnal di trict

having 103 village wa tran ferred to Pipli teh il of Ambala di trict

But 14 of the e village in 1876 and remaining 89 village in 1889

were again tran ferred from Pipli teh il to Kaithal teh il of Karnal

di trict In 1897 Pipli teh il wa tran ferred to Karnal di trict The

headquarter of Pipli teh il were al o hifted to Thane ar in the ame

year

The area now forming the di trict remained a part of Karnal

di trict till Kuruk hetra wa carved out of it a a eparate di trict on

January 23 1973 compri ing the teh il of Thane ar Kaithal and

Guhla2 At the time of formation of Kuruk hetra a a eparate di trict

teh ilwi e po ition of village wa a follow -

1 Ibid p77-79

2 Haryana Govt notification No 454-E(IV)-732212 dt 23

rd Jan1973

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 4

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 429

Kaithal 143

Guhla 171

Total 743

In 1979 a new teh il of Pehowa wa created by tran ferring

56 village from Guhla teh il 9 village from Kaithal teh il and

33 village from Thane ar teh il1 Be ide Radaur wa con tituted a

ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il In 1979 the teh ilwi e po ition of the

village wa a follow-

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 278

Radaur ub-teh il 120

Kaithal 134

Guhla 115

Pehowa 98

On April 11981 Shahabad Kanugo circle (Thane ar teh il)

wa converted into a ub-teh il compri ing 76 village Ladwa ub-

teh il wa created on May 181987 in Thane ar teh il compri ing 75

village

Major change in the boundarie of the di trict and exi ting

teh il took place on November 119892 with the formation of Kaithal

di trict taking out Kaithal and Guhla Sub-divi ion from Kuruk hetra

Di trict Radaur ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il wa included in newly

carved out Yamunanagar di trict Be ide 15 village from Nilokheri

ub-teh il of Karnal di trict were added in Thane ar teh il one village

from Shahabad ub-teh il wa included in Ambala di trict two

village of Pehowa teh il were included in Guhla teh il of Kaithal

di trict three village of Kaithal teh il were included in Pehowa teh il

four village of Ladwa ub-teh il were included in Radaur ub-teh il

1 Di trict Cen u Handbook Kuruk hetra Di trict 1981

2 Haryana Govt Gazettee (Extraordinary) Oct 16 1989

GENERAL 5

of Yamunanagar di trict and one village of ub-teh il Radaur wa

included in Ladwa ub-teh il of Kuruk hetra di trict Similarly 12

village taken out from Thane ar teh il were tran ferred to Pehowa

teh il and 2 village excluded from Shahabad ub-teh il were included

in Pehowa teh il in 1989 At pre ent the di trict compri e of three

teh il namely Thane ar Shahabad and Pehowa Thane ar teh il ha

three ub-teh il namely Ladwa I mailabad and Babain A on March

312004 teh ilwi e po ition of the village in the di trict wa a

follow -

Tehsil1

Villages

Inhabited uninhabited Total

Thane ar 240 5 245

Pehowa 88 4 92

Shahabad 79 - 79

Total 407 9 416

TOPOGRAPHY

Kuruk hetra di trict form a part of the va t aggradational

alluvial terrain of the Indo-Gangatic plain The Indo-Gangatic plain

repre ent depo ition of alluvium in a tectonic platform of fore deep

between the Himalayan region in the north and the penin ular region

in the outh The alluvium wa depo ited in the quarter nary The

average elevation of the plain i about 245 metre above the mean ea

level The general lope of the land i outhwe t ward There are

many hallow topographical depre ion in the area

The deep bore-hole data from the di trict ugge t that the

alluvium overlying the rock bed exceed 600 metre at place A

preliminary tudy involving a large number of 75 to 90 metre deep

log obtained from tubewell drilling in Ladwa and Thene ar

development block ugge t 6 to 8 cycle of depo ition within thi

depth in the fore-deep The cyclic depo ition i in the form of

alternating layer of clay ilt and and gravel The clay and ilt layer

are u ually characterized by calcium carbonate concretion U ually

2 to 3 gravel horizon are al o pre ent at depth

1 Sub-teh ilwi e village may be een in Chapter X-General Admini tration

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 6

The information on alluvial terrain in the di trict i canty On

an empirical cla ification the two type of terrain the bangar and the

low arrear called bet are inferred The bangar or the older alluvium

make a upland tract of 8 to 16 kilometre wide It i characterized by

ma ive bed of rather yellowi h to red coloured clay with calcareou

concretion Kankar cattered throughout Major part of the di trict

fall under bangar The low lying area along ide Markanda i called

naili

Drainage and River System

Natural drainage of the northern part of the di trict loping

toward outhwe t i determined by tream emerging from the lower

Shiwalik foothill The main drainage i repre ented by Markanda

Umla and Dangri tream There are matured tream having ea onal

runoff Mo t of the older rivernalas viz chautang Sara wati khand

nala Umla nala a well a part of the Dangri river and Lenda nala

have been claimed and now exi t a drain Old channel of the

Markanda have been u ed a exce drainage way at Jalbehra

The di trict i traver ed by important ea onal tream viz

Sara wati Markanda Chautang and Rak hi

The Saraswati- River Sara wati ha been referred to a river par

excellence and occur mo t frequently in the Rigveda It eem to have

been the holy tream of the Vedic age It i po ible that it wa a

large a the Sutlej in the Vedic age and actually reached the ea a

the Rigveda de cribe it a going down to the ocean1On the holy

bank of Sara wati were kindled acred fire and vedic hymn

compo ed and recited It played a dominant role in the growth of the

culture and civilization in ancient India The archaeological

exploration of the Sara wati-Ghaggar-Hakra bed further prove the

Vedic and epic tradition that the Sara wati wa once a mighty river

with a continuou and perennial flow down to the Arabian Sea The

river eem to have dried up becau e of eriou ei mic di turbance

toward the clo e of the Vedic period2

The pre ent Sara wati which enter the di trict from

Yamunanagar di trict i a mere hadow of it former elf through mo t

1 Karnal Di trict Gazetteer 1976 p9

2 HAPhadke Haryana Ancient and Medieval 1990 PP 10-11

7 GENERAL

of it cour e in the di trict ha no defined bed The Sara wati and it

numerou mall tributarie drain a large part of the Thane ar teh il and

over pill their water in the low-lying Naili circle though their flood

rarely extend to any di tance It outfall into Bibipur lake wherefrom

through Sara wati drain it join Para a tributary of the Ghaggar

The Markanda- It i a ea onal tream and originate in the lower

Shiwalik hill it enter the di trict near Damli in Thane ar teh il and

pa e near Shahabad It ha width ranging from 15 to 40 metre

After flowing in the outh-we terly direction for about 48 kilometre

it join Ghaggar When in pate during the rainy ea on it po e a

eriou threat to village along it bank and cau e con iderable

damage to tanding crop

Chautang and Rakshi are other Sea onal tream which pa

through the di trict

Lake

Bibipur lake i an important lake of the di trict The lake ha

been created a a re ult of 12 kilometre long Thane ar Bund de igned

to protect certain village from the flood of the Sara wati river It i

filled up during the rainy ea on It ha a maximum capacity of 123

million cubic metre of water The accumulated water i later relea ed

into the Sara wati canal

Groundwater

The di trict fall in upper Ghaggar river groundwater ba in

The depth of water table in the di trict varie from 3 to 15 metre and

i comparatively hallow in the northern part a compared to outhern

part Groundwater in the di trict occur in unconfined a well a

confined aquifer The unconfined aquifer are recharged from

rainfall eepage from unlined canal network and infiltration from

ea onal tream The deeper confined aquifer at place reportedly

get recharged from the ub- urface flow taking place from the

Shiwalik hill and adjacent area

G OLOGY

The area falling in the di trict i a part of the va t Indo-

Gangetic alluvial plain and compri e ediment of Plei tocene to

recent age The major part of the di trict i occupied by the Ganga

8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 4

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 429

Kaithal 143

Guhla 171

Total 743

In 1979 a new teh il of Pehowa wa created by tran ferring

56 village from Guhla teh il 9 village from Kaithal teh il and

33 village from Thane ar teh il1 Be ide Radaur wa con tituted a

ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il In 1979 the teh ilwi e po ition of the

village wa a follow-

Tehsil No of villages

Thane ar 278

Radaur ub-teh il 120

Kaithal 134

Guhla 115

Pehowa 98

On April 11981 Shahabad Kanugo circle (Thane ar teh il)

wa converted into a ub-teh il compri ing 76 village Ladwa ub-

teh il wa created on May 181987 in Thane ar teh il compri ing 75

village

Major change in the boundarie of the di trict and exi ting

teh il took place on November 119892 with the formation of Kaithal

di trict taking out Kaithal and Guhla Sub-divi ion from Kuruk hetra

Di trict Radaur ub-teh il of Thane ar teh il wa included in newly

carved out Yamunanagar di trict Be ide 15 village from Nilokheri

ub-teh il of Karnal di trict were added in Thane ar teh il one village

from Shahabad ub-teh il wa included in Ambala di trict two

village of Pehowa teh il were included in Guhla teh il of Kaithal

di trict three village of Kaithal teh il were included in Pehowa teh il

four village of Ladwa ub-teh il were included in Radaur ub-teh il

1 Di trict Cen u Handbook Kuruk hetra Di trict 1981

2 Haryana Govt Gazettee (Extraordinary) Oct 16 1989

GENERAL 5

of Yamunanagar di trict and one village of ub-teh il Radaur wa

included in Ladwa ub-teh il of Kuruk hetra di trict Similarly 12

village taken out from Thane ar teh il were tran ferred to Pehowa

teh il and 2 village excluded from Shahabad ub-teh il were included

in Pehowa teh il in 1989 At pre ent the di trict compri e of three

teh il namely Thane ar Shahabad and Pehowa Thane ar teh il ha

three ub-teh il namely Ladwa I mailabad and Babain A on March

312004 teh ilwi e po ition of the village in the di trict wa a

follow -

Tehsil1

Villages

Inhabited uninhabited Total

Thane ar 240 5 245

Pehowa 88 4 92

Shahabad 79 - 79

Total 407 9 416

TOPOGRAPHY

Kuruk hetra di trict form a part of the va t aggradational

alluvial terrain of the Indo-Gangatic plain The Indo-Gangatic plain

repre ent depo ition of alluvium in a tectonic platform of fore deep

between the Himalayan region in the north and the penin ular region

in the outh The alluvium wa depo ited in the quarter nary The

average elevation of the plain i about 245 metre above the mean ea

level The general lope of the land i outhwe t ward There are

many hallow topographical depre ion in the area

The deep bore-hole data from the di trict ugge t that the

alluvium overlying the rock bed exceed 600 metre at place A

preliminary tudy involving a large number of 75 to 90 metre deep

log obtained from tubewell drilling in Ladwa and Thene ar

development block ugge t 6 to 8 cycle of depo ition within thi

depth in the fore-deep The cyclic depo ition i in the form of

alternating layer of clay ilt and and gravel The clay and ilt layer

are u ually characterized by calcium carbonate concretion U ually

2 to 3 gravel horizon are al o pre ent at depth

1 Sub-teh ilwi e village may be een in Chapter X-General Admini tration

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 6

The information on alluvial terrain in the di trict i canty On

an empirical cla ification the two type of terrain the bangar and the

low arrear called bet are inferred The bangar or the older alluvium

make a upland tract of 8 to 16 kilometre wide It i characterized by

ma ive bed of rather yellowi h to red coloured clay with calcareou

concretion Kankar cattered throughout Major part of the di trict

fall under bangar The low lying area along ide Markanda i called

naili

Drainage and River System

Natural drainage of the northern part of the di trict loping

toward outhwe t i determined by tream emerging from the lower

Shiwalik foothill The main drainage i repre ented by Markanda

Umla and Dangri tream There are matured tream having ea onal

runoff Mo t of the older rivernalas viz chautang Sara wati khand

nala Umla nala a well a part of the Dangri river and Lenda nala

have been claimed and now exi t a drain Old channel of the

Markanda have been u ed a exce drainage way at Jalbehra

The di trict i traver ed by important ea onal tream viz

Sara wati Markanda Chautang and Rak hi

The Saraswati- River Sara wati ha been referred to a river par

excellence and occur mo t frequently in the Rigveda It eem to have

been the holy tream of the Vedic age It i po ible that it wa a

large a the Sutlej in the Vedic age and actually reached the ea a

the Rigveda de cribe it a going down to the ocean1On the holy

bank of Sara wati were kindled acred fire and vedic hymn

compo ed and recited It played a dominant role in the growth of the

culture and civilization in ancient India The archaeological

exploration of the Sara wati-Ghaggar-Hakra bed further prove the

Vedic and epic tradition that the Sara wati wa once a mighty river

with a continuou and perennial flow down to the Arabian Sea The

river eem to have dried up becau e of eriou ei mic di turbance

toward the clo e of the Vedic period2

The pre ent Sara wati which enter the di trict from

Yamunanagar di trict i a mere hadow of it former elf through mo t

1 Karnal Di trict Gazetteer 1976 p9

2 HAPhadke Haryana Ancient and Medieval 1990 PP 10-11

7 GENERAL

of it cour e in the di trict ha no defined bed The Sara wati and it

numerou mall tributarie drain a large part of the Thane ar teh il and

over pill their water in the low-lying Naili circle though their flood

rarely extend to any di tance It outfall into Bibipur lake wherefrom

through Sara wati drain it join Para a tributary of the Ghaggar

The Markanda- It i a ea onal tream and originate in the lower

Shiwalik hill it enter the di trict near Damli in Thane ar teh il and

pa e near Shahabad It ha width ranging from 15 to 40 metre

After flowing in the outh-we terly direction for about 48 kilometre

it join Ghaggar When in pate during the rainy ea on it po e a

eriou threat to village along it bank and cau e con iderable

damage to tanding crop

Chautang and Rakshi are other Sea onal tream which pa

through the di trict

Lake

Bibipur lake i an important lake of the di trict The lake ha

been created a a re ult of 12 kilometre long Thane ar Bund de igned

to protect certain village from the flood of the Sara wati river It i

filled up during the rainy ea on It ha a maximum capacity of 123

million cubic metre of water The accumulated water i later relea ed

into the Sara wati canal

Groundwater

The di trict fall in upper Ghaggar river groundwater ba in

The depth of water table in the di trict varie from 3 to 15 metre and

i comparatively hallow in the northern part a compared to outhern

part Groundwater in the di trict occur in unconfined a well a

confined aquifer The unconfined aquifer are recharged from

rainfall eepage from unlined canal network and infiltration from

ea onal tream The deeper confined aquifer at place reportedly

get recharged from the ub- urface flow taking place from the

Shiwalik hill and adjacent area

G OLOGY

The area falling in the di trict i a part of the va t Indo-

Gangetic alluvial plain and compri e ediment of Plei tocene to

recent age The major part of the di trict i occupied by the Ganga

8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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GENERAL 5

of Yamunanagar di trict and one village of ub-teh il Radaur wa

included in Ladwa ub-teh il of Kuruk hetra di trict Similarly 12

village taken out from Thane ar teh il were tran ferred to Pehowa

teh il and 2 village excluded from Shahabad ub-teh il were included

in Pehowa teh il in 1989 At pre ent the di trict compri e of three

teh il namely Thane ar Shahabad and Pehowa Thane ar teh il ha

three ub-teh il namely Ladwa I mailabad and Babain A on March

312004 teh ilwi e po ition of the village in the di trict wa a

follow -

Tehsil1

Villages

Inhabited uninhabited Total

Thane ar 240 5 245

Pehowa 88 4 92

Shahabad 79 - 79

Total 407 9 416

TOPOGRAPHY

Kuruk hetra di trict form a part of the va t aggradational

alluvial terrain of the Indo-Gangatic plain The Indo-Gangatic plain

repre ent depo ition of alluvium in a tectonic platform of fore deep

between the Himalayan region in the north and the penin ular region

in the outh The alluvium wa depo ited in the quarter nary The

average elevation of the plain i about 245 metre above the mean ea

level The general lope of the land i outhwe t ward There are

many hallow topographical depre ion in the area

The deep bore-hole data from the di trict ugge t that the

alluvium overlying the rock bed exceed 600 metre at place A

preliminary tudy involving a large number of 75 to 90 metre deep

log obtained from tubewell drilling in Ladwa and Thene ar

development block ugge t 6 to 8 cycle of depo ition within thi

depth in the fore-deep The cyclic depo ition i in the form of

alternating layer of clay ilt and and gravel The clay and ilt layer

are u ually characterized by calcium carbonate concretion U ually

2 to 3 gravel horizon are al o pre ent at depth

1 Sub-teh ilwi e village may be een in Chapter X-General Admini tration

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 6

The information on alluvial terrain in the di trict i canty On

an empirical cla ification the two type of terrain the bangar and the

low arrear called bet are inferred The bangar or the older alluvium

make a upland tract of 8 to 16 kilometre wide It i characterized by

ma ive bed of rather yellowi h to red coloured clay with calcareou

concretion Kankar cattered throughout Major part of the di trict

fall under bangar The low lying area along ide Markanda i called

naili

Drainage and River System

Natural drainage of the northern part of the di trict loping

toward outhwe t i determined by tream emerging from the lower

Shiwalik foothill The main drainage i repre ented by Markanda

Umla and Dangri tream There are matured tream having ea onal

runoff Mo t of the older rivernalas viz chautang Sara wati khand

nala Umla nala a well a part of the Dangri river and Lenda nala

have been claimed and now exi t a drain Old channel of the

Markanda have been u ed a exce drainage way at Jalbehra

The di trict i traver ed by important ea onal tream viz

Sara wati Markanda Chautang and Rak hi

The Saraswati- River Sara wati ha been referred to a river par

excellence and occur mo t frequently in the Rigveda It eem to have

been the holy tream of the Vedic age It i po ible that it wa a

large a the Sutlej in the Vedic age and actually reached the ea a

the Rigveda de cribe it a going down to the ocean1On the holy

bank of Sara wati were kindled acred fire and vedic hymn

compo ed and recited It played a dominant role in the growth of the

culture and civilization in ancient India The archaeological

exploration of the Sara wati-Ghaggar-Hakra bed further prove the

Vedic and epic tradition that the Sara wati wa once a mighty river

with a continuou and perennial flow down to the Arabian Sea The

river eem to have dried up becau e of eriou ei mic di turbance

toward the clo e of the Vedic period2

The pre ent Sara wati which enter the di trict from

Yamunanagar di trict i a mere hadow of it former elf through mo t

1 Karnal Di trict Gazetteer 1976 p9

2 HAPhadke Haryana Ancient and Medieval 1990 PP 10-11

7 GENERAL

of it cour e in the di trict ha no defined bed The Sara wati and it

numerou mall tributarie drain a large part of the Thane ar teh il and

over pill their water in the low-lying Naili circle though their flood

rarely extend to any di tance It outfall into Bibipur lake wherefrom

through Sara wati drain it join Para a tributary of the Ghaggar

The Markanda- It i a ea onal tream and originate in the lower

Shiwalik hill it enter the di trict near Damli in Thane ar teh il and

pa e near Shahabad It ha width ranging from 15 to 40 metre

After flowing in the outh-we terly direction for about 48 kilometre

it join Ghaggar When in pate during the rainy ea on it po e a

eriou threat to village along it bank and cau e con iderable

damage to tanding crop

Chautang and Rakshi are other Sea onal tream which pa

through the di trict

Lake

Bibipur lake i an important lake of the di trict The lake ha

been created a a re ult of 12 kilometre long Thane ar Bund de igned

to protect certain village from the flood of the Sara wati river It i

filled up during the rainy ea on It ha a maximum capacity of 123

million cubic metre of water The accumulated water i later relea ed

into the Sara wati canal

Groundwater

The di trict fall in upper Ghaggar river groundwater ba in

The depth of water table in the di trict varie from 3 to 15 metre and

i comparatively hallow in the northern part a compared to outhern

part Groundwater in the di trict occur in unconfined a well a

confined aquifer The unconfined aquifer are recharged from

rainfall eepage from unlined canal network and infiltration from

ea onal tream The deeper confined aquifer at place reportedly

get recharged from the ub- urface flow taking place from the

Shiwalik hill and adjacent area

G OLOGY

The area falling in the di trict i a part of the va t Indo-

Gangetic alluvial plain and compri e ediment of Plei tocene to

recent age The major part of the di trict i occupied by the Ganga

8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 6

The information on alluvial terrain in the di trict i canty On

an empirical cla ification the two type of terrain the bangar and the

low arrear called bet are inferred The bangar or the older alluvium

make a upland tract of 8 to 16 kilometre wide It i characterized by

ma ive bed of rather yellowi h to red coloured clay with calcareou

concretion Kankar cattered throughout Major part of the di trict

fall under bangar The low lying area along ide Markanda i called

naili

Drainage and River System

Natural drainage of the northern part of the di trict loping

toward outhwe t i determined by tream emerging from the lower

Shiwalik foothill The main drainage i repre ented by Markanda

Umla and Dangri tream There are matured tream having ea onal

runoff Mo t of the older rivernalas viz chautang Sara wati khand

nala Umla nala a well a part of the Dangri river and Lenda nala

have been claimed and now exi t a drain Old channel of the

Markanda have been u ed a exce drainage way at Jalbehra

The di trict i traver ed by important ea onal tream viz

Sara wati Markanda Chautang and Rak hi

The Saraswati- River Sara wati ha been referred to a river par

excellence and occur mo t frequently in the Rigveda It eem to have

been the holy tream of the Vedic age It i po ible that it wa a

large a the Sutlej in the Vedic age and actually reached the ea a

the Rigveda de cribe it a going down to the ocean1On the holy

bank of Sara wati were kindled acred fire and vedic hymn

compo ed and recited It played a dominant role in the growth of the

culture and civilization in ancient India The archaeological

exploration of the Sara wati-Ghaggar-Hakra bed further prove the

Vedic and epic tradition that the Sara wati wa once a mighty river

with a continuou and perennial flow down to the Arabian Sea The

river eem to have dried up becau e of eriou ei mic di turbance

toward the clo e of the Vedic period2

The pre ent Sara wati which enter the di trict from

Yamunanagar di trict i a mere hadow of it former elf through mo t

1 Karnal Di trict Gazetteer 1976 p9

2 HAPhadke Haryana Ancient and Medieval 1990 PP 10-11

7 GENERAL

of it cour e in the di trict ha no defined bed The Sara wati and it

numerou mall tributarie drain a large part of the Thane ar teh il and

over pill their water in the low-lying Naili circle though their flood

rarely extend to any di tance It outfall into Bibipur lake wherefrom

through Sara wati drain it join Para a tributary of the Ghaggar

The Markanda- It i a ea onal tream and originate in the lower

Shiwalik hill it enter the di trict near Damli in Thane ar teh il and

pa e near Shahabad It ha width ranging from 15 to 40 metre

After flowing in the outh-we terly direction for about 48 kilometre

it join Ghaggar When in pate during the rainy ea on it po e a

eriou threat to village along it bank and cau e con iderable

damage to tanding crop

Chautang and Rakshi are other Sea onal tream which pa

through the di trict

Lake

Bibipur lake i an important lake of the di trict The lake ha

been created a a re ult of 12 kilometre long Thane ar Bund de igned

to protect certain village from the flood of the Sara wati river It i

filled up during the rainy ea on It ha a maximum capacity of 123

million cubic metre of water The accumulated water i later relea ed

into the Sara wati canal

Groundwater

The di trict fall in upper Ghaggar river groundwater ba in

The depth of water table in the di trict varie from 3 to 15 metre and

i comparatively hallow in the northern part a compared to outhern

part Groundwater in the di trict occur in unconfined a well a

confined aquifer The unconfined aquifer are recharged from

rainfall eepage from unlined canal network and infiltration from

ea onal tream The deeper confined aquifer at place reportedly

get recharged from the ub- urface flow taking place from the

Shiwalik hill and adjacent area

G OLOGY

The area falling in the di trict i a part of the va t Indo-

Gangetic alluvial plain and compri e ediment of Plei tocene to

recent age The major part of the di trict i occupied by the Ganga

8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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7 GENERAL

of it cour e in the di trict ha no defined bed The Sara wati and it

numerou mall tributarie drain a large part of the Thane ar teh il and

over pill their water in the low-lying Naili circle though their flood

rarely extend to any di tance It outfall into Bibipur lake wherefrom

through Sara wati drain it join Para a tributary of the Ghaggar

The Markanda- It i a ea onal tream and originate in the lower

Shiwalik hill it enter the di trict near Damli in Thane ar teh il and

pa e near Shahabad It ha width ranging from 15 to 40 metre

After flowing in the outh-we terly direction for about 48 kilometre

it join Ghaggar When in pate during the rainy ea on it po e a

eriou threat to village along it bank and cau e con iderable

damage to tanding crop

Chautang and Rakshi are other Sea onal tream which pa

through the di trict

Lake

Bibipur lake i an important lake of the di trict The lake ha

been created a a re ult of 12 kilometre long Thane ar Bund de igned

to protect certain village from the flood of the Sara wati river It i

filled up during the rainy ea on It ha a maximum capacity of 123

million cubic metre of water The accumulated water i later relea ed

into the Sara wati canal

Groundwater

The di trict fall in upper Ghaggar river groundwater ba in

The depth of water table in the di trict varie from 3 to 15 metre and

i comparatively hallow in the northern part a compared to outhern

part Groundwater in the di trict occur in unconfined a well a

confined aquifer The unconfined aquifer are recharged from

rainfall eepage from unlined canal network and infiltration from

ea onal tream The deeper confined aquifer at place reportedly

get recharged from the ub- urface flow taking place from the

Shiwalik hill and adjacent area

G OLOGY

The area falling in the di trict i a part of the va t Indo-

Gangetic alluvial plain and compri e ediment of Plei tocene to

recent age The major part of the di trict i occupied by the Ganga

8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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8 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

older alluvial depo it compri ing of horizontally bedded and ilt

and clay of variable proportion minor- Kankar and gritty zone The

newer alluvial depo it of the area compri e of the ediment laid

down in the narrow or fairly wide terrace zone of the Markanda

The thickne of the older alluvial ediment in about 300m in

the outhern part and increa e teadily toward north It occupie

mo t of the di trict ba ement though not expo ed in Kuruk hetra

di trict probably compri ed of the Shiwalik rock occurring to the

north Deep tubewell data reveal that the older alluvium compri e of

ix edimentation cycle within 300m depth from the urface Each

cycle i repre ented by a equence of and- ilt-clay of varying

thickne (1 to 12m) Kankar occur a bed a well a concretion

the latter being predominant

Younger alluvial ediment are expo ed along the channel of

the Ghaggar and Markanda river only

The alluvial depo it are both channel filled a well a over-

bank depo it The river Markanda ha changed it cour e everal

time due to formation of terminal fan The Ghaggar river ha al o

abandoned a part of it cour e due to avul ion during it recent

geomorphic hi tory

Analy i of data how that aeolian depo it are formed by

wind blown and derived from nearby channel and are not the

exten ion of de ert Some ediment how glacial feature later on

reworked by aeolian and fluvial agencie

Mineral Resources

Kankar grey and altpeter and brick making ilt among

other re ource are available in the di trict Kankar occur a

fragmentary a well a ma ive calcareou depo it in older alluvium

The fragmentary type better known a nodular or concretionary i

widely di tributed throughout the di trict High grade workable

depo it of Kankar area are yet to be explored in the di trict

Medium to coar e grained micaceou grey and obtained in the

pre ent day river and in palaeo channel i being quarried for u e a

con truction material Important depo it of grey and are near

Jalbehra (Pehowa teh il) and in the Markanda river

GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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GENERAL 9

Kallarreh in the form of full white encru tation over oil are

exten ively pre ent in the we tern part of the di trict Minor i olated

patche are cattered all over the di trict The encru tation contain

e entially odium bicarbonate pota ium bicarbonate odium

ulphate at few place and magne ium chloride pota ium chloride

and pota ium carbonate alt in varying proportion Effort have to

be made for extraction of the alt from Kallar land o that the local

population get ome income from the e otherwi e barren land

Saltpeter though not exten ively developed in the di trict ha

important occurrence at Thane ar Kakrala Gujran Ra ulpur and

Dehan where it i extracted from oil It i u ed for making cracker

and in the match indu try etc Depo it of clay(potterrsquo earth) are

reported in Thane ar teh il Salt ammonia u ed to be obtained a a

byproduct in the brick kiln i found in Thane ar teh il

Seismicity

Hi tory of la t more than 200 year for which record are

available how that the Kuruk hetra region ha been affectd by

earthquake of moderate inten ity The area came under the influence

of the trong earthquake near Delhi on July 151720 Kangra on April

41905 and Dharchulla on Augu t 281916 The maximum inten ity

experienced in the are due to the e earthquake wa during the Kangra

earthquake of April 41905 It reached VI MM1

According to tectonic map the area i not very far off from

ome active fault and thru t Prominent among the e are the

Himalayan thru t toward the north and the Aravali feature which

end on the urface near Delhi and extend below the alluvium

toward Haridwar and Moradabad fault Earthquake are po ible

along the e fault In view of thi the actual ob erved inten ity of VI

MM will have to be revi ed Further con ideration of the earthquake

potential of the three feature mentioned above and their di tance from

Kuruk hetra region how that the expected inten itie could exceed

VII MM and reach VIII MM for which provi ion may have to be

made

In the ei mic zoning map of India prepared under the au pice

of Indian Standard In titution the area ha been hown on the border

1 Modified Mercalli Inten ity

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER 10

of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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of zone III and IV which corre pond to maximum ei mic inten ity

of VII MM for zone III and VIII MM for zone IV However

inten ity VIII may occur at longer interval of time Hence provi ion

of ei mic inten ity between VII and VIII may be ufficient for thi

region

1FLORA

Due to exten ive cultivation very little of the natural fore t

are left lover Tree plantation can be een along the road and canal

Open dry deciduou crub type of flora dominate in the di trict Flora

i cant and par e Tree and hrub pecie found in the di trict are

dhak hingot Jal Kaindu Jand Jhar Kikar babul kair neel

kalandana etc A ociated with the e tree and hrub are found

hrubby climber uch a dhutlata gui and jangli parwal During the

mon oon a number of herbaceou plant appear a under growth

wampy in the jungles The e include Kana Kansura Gokhru Lotak

bishkapra and latjora Kikar and Khajur are very common in

wampy or mar hy localitie and in low lying area Farash i very

common in aline area where hardly any other tree can grow

Matilana and lana are the common herb in aline area

Since mo t of the area in the di trict i devoid of natural

fore t exten ive plantation of tree like shisham aruna jand kandu

wilayati imli nimber siris neem amaltas tut and pecie like of

eucalyptu peepal and barh are often planted near the village The

people look upon peepal and barh with religiou ferver Aam and ber

are the chief fruit tree Other common tree which are either planted

or elf- own include semal kachnar sainjan gulmohar arjun etc

Aak chota dhartura dhatura and satyanashi are found in wa te land

Among the medicinal plant which are of local repute and are

generally found throughout the di trict include cunarnva bala

aswagandh nigundu tulati patti gulabi gwal kakri dhutlata jara

amla gokhurru and adulasa

The aquatic plant are poorly repre ented In pond lake and

canal are found swala Sval and jala Azolla pinnata an aquatic fern

i een ometime covering pond and lake urface

1 The botanical name can be een in Table-I at the end of thi chapter

GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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GENERAL 11

In the cultivated field Aeshynomene indica convolvulus

aryensislabi kangi and piazi among other are found a weed

There are al o a few para ite pecie of plant which have been

cau ing con iderable damage to the tanding crop Among the e i

sarsum bandas cau ing damage to mu tard crop Cistanche tubulosa i

al o a root para ite commonly found on calotropis procera Other

para tic angio perm include nilagthari zarbuti and Cuscuta hvalina

There are al o quite a number of pecie of gra found in the

di trict Among the e sardara Munja and dab are of economic

importance and are u ed for thatchig hut making ba ket chair

creen rope and matting etc The common fodder gra e include

dubh anjan palwa sarola and sanwak In waterlogged area and

along canal bank Veteyeria zizanoides and Eypha elephantiana are

al o found

Pond within the di trict are uitable for cultivation of Trapo

bispiosa (singara) and erve a a ource of food for the people

1FAUNA

The di trict i inhabited by variou group of mammal

Primate are repre ented by bandar or langur The carnivorou

animal found in the di trict are the Bengal fox jackal and mall-

Indian mangoo e

Two pecie of bat ie Indian flying fox and greater yellow

bat are found in the di trict

The Indian palm quirrel or gilheri the common field mou e

and the Indian hare compri e the rodent fauna of the di trict

The fore t department i engaged in protecting endangered

pecie like black buck and crocodile The Govt ha et up a Block-

buck Breeding Centre at Pipli and a Crocodile Sanctuary at Bhor

Saidan A brief de cription of the e i a under-

Black Buck Breeding Centre

Black buck i the State Animal of Haryana During the la t

decade it population ha decrea ed in mo t part of the State and

1 The zoological name can be een in Table-II at the end of thi chapter

12 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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even in the entire country a hunter indulge in it hunting de pite ban

The Central Government had declared it a an endangered pecie and

included in the Schedule-I appended to the Wild Life (Protection)

Act1972

During the Seventh Plan breeding programme of black buck

in captivity for multiplication wa undertaken at Pipli on the National

Highway 1 kilometre from Pipli Bu Stand The total area of thi

centre wa 8 acre The project wa initiated during the year 1981-82

and fifteen black-buck were relea ed therein The re ult of breeding

are very encouraging a their population ha increa ed From thi

tock Haryana ha al o upplied ix pair to Tripura Government

three pair to NFL Panipat two pair to Chandimandir Cantonment

and one pair to Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab

A Mini Zoo ha al o been e tabli hed for recreation and tudy

of wildlife Canteen facilitie have al o been provided

Crocodile Farm Bhaur Saidan

There wa a tank in village Bhaur Saidan ituated on Pehowa-

Kuruk hetra road 22 kilometre from Kuruk hetra where good number

of crocodile lived in The area of thi farm wa 15 acre 6 kanal and 2

marla The area of thi tank wa acquired and it management wa

taken over by the Fore t Department during 1982-83

The Habitat of thi farm ha been increa ed and the periphery

fenced Four pair of crocodile were obtained from Crocodile Bank

Madra and have been relea ed therein The pre ent population i 25

A high mound in ide the tank ha been erected for watching

the reptile from clo e range

BIRDS

Game birds- A large number of game bird are found in the di trict

ome of which are re idential while other vi it the di trict in winter

The e bird are brahminy duck pintail common teal mallard wigeon

blue winged teal common pochard common teal potbill duck and

tree aduck Whenever there are izeable tank and other treche of

water and lake the e bird can be een alongwith kingfi her and

wader like and-piper and tint Other game bird like Indian black

partridge which ha been declared a State bird grey partridge and

jungle bu h quail are al o common

13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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13 GENERAL

In addition to water bird other game bird like pigeon and

dove are common in the di trict Bengal green pigeon i found in the

vicinity of village chiefly on Ficus tree and blue rock pigeon occur

in almo t all the village Indian ring dove Indian turtle dove Indian

potted dove and Indian little brown or Senegal dove are generally

found in cultivated field

Birds of economic importance- Scavenger like pariah kite

brahminy kite white backed vulture tawny eagle greater potted

eagle etc keep the di trict cleared of dead animal by feeding on

them Predator like black-winged kite and potted owlet and eagle

owlet keep a check on the population of not only rodent pe t but

variou other in ect and pe t by eating them

The challenge of in ect and pe t i al o met with the variou

in ect eating bird Swift uch a Indian hou e wift Indian palm

wift and wallow like we tern wallow Indian wire-tailed wallow

and Indian triated wallow con ume in ect a their taple diet Other

in ect eating bird are king crow brahminy myna Indian pied myna

bank myna and northern jungle myna Babbler warbler and

flycatcher of variou pecie feed on a con iderable amount of worm

in addition to in ect

Colourful birds- The colourful bird add beauty to the varied

wildlife of the di trict The mo t common colourful bird are blue jay

Indian golden oriole large Indian parakeet ro e-ringed parakeet pied

cre ted cuckoo koel common crow phea ant Indian pied kingfi her

redvented bulbul lal munia and Indian potted munia

Be ide different type of tork crane egret and lapwing

are al o found in the di trict

R PTIL S

Snakes- Both the venomou and non-venomou pecie of nake are

found in the di trict The venomou nake are the common Indian

Krait the Cobra or Nag the Ru elrsquo Viper and the aw- caled Viper

The non-venomou nake are the Blind nake and the John Sand Boa

Lizards- The common lizard of the di trict are the Garden Lizard or

the Girgit and the Hou e Lizard or the Chipkali The former i found

around the bu he in the garden or lawn of the bungalow wherea

the latter in ide the building

14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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14 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Tortoises- Geoclemy hamiltoni (Grey) i the commonly found

kachhua of the di trict

Amphibians- The Amphibian compri e only the anuran pecie

commonly called a frog and toda Almo t all the water bodie

inhabited by acquatic form like common kittering frog (Rana

cyanophlycti ) and the water edge inhabited by common Paddy field

frog(Rana limnocharis) a the large Indian Bull Frog (Rana tigrina)

u ually occupied the muddy bu hy bank The more terre trial pecie

like common Indian Toad (Bufo melanortishi) re ide in ecluded

area under tore or under log near dilapidated hou e The only

microhlid or malle t Indian Ornate Frog (Mi crophyla ornate) take

refuge under leaf litter and wa te traw near human ettlement

Frogs- The common frog of the di trict are Indian bull frog

hipping frog and paddy field frog

Fish- The different watercour e of the di trict lake and pond

e pecially Bibipur Lake abound with many pecie of fi h The

important pecie of fi h found in the di trict are Rohu Kalbans

Thaila Mori Chilwa Singhara Pori Bhangan Mirgal Kandai Sangi

and Kangi

CLIMAT

The climate of the di trict i characterized by the extreme

dryne of the air with an inten ely hot ummer and cold winter It i

only during the three mon oon month of July Augu t and September

that moi t air of oceanic origin penetrate into the di trict The year

may be divided into four ea on The cold ea on from mid-

November to about mid-March i followed by the hot ea on which

continue upto about the end of June July to about mid-September i

the outhwe t mon oon ea on

Rainfall- Record of the rainfall in the di trict are available only for

one tation ie Thane ar for ufficiently long period The detail of the

rainfall at thi tation are given in Table-III The average annual

rainfall at Thane ar i 6566 mm About 81 percent of the normal

annual rainfall in the di trict i received during June to September-

July being the wette t month Some rain i al o received during winter

ea on in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance The variation

in the annual rainfall from year to year i large In the 100 year

15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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15 GENERAL

period from 1901 to 2001 the highe t annual rainfall amounting to 186

percent of the normal occurred in 1942 While the lowe t rainfall

which wa only 49 percent of the normal occurred in 1918 In the

ame 100 year period the annual rainfall in the di trict wa le than

80 percent of the normal in 21 year Con ecutive 23 and 4 year of

uch of low rainfall occurred once twice and once re pectively On an

average there are 35 rainy day (ie day with rainfall of 25 mm or

more) in a year in the di trict The heavie t rainfall in 24 hour

recorded in the di trict wa 2170 mm at Thane ar on July 8 1972

Temperature- There i no metrological ob ervatory in thi di trict

So the de cription which follow i mainly ba ed on the record of the

Ob ervatorie in the neighbouring di trict where climatic condition

are omewhat imilar to tho e in the di trict The cold ea on

generally tart by about mid-November when temperature begin to

decea e rapidly January i generally the colde t month with mean

daily maximum temperature at about 20degC and mean daily minimum

at about 7degC In a ociation with the ea tward pa age of we tern

di turbance in the cold ea on cold wave affect the di trict and the

minimum temperature ometime goe down by a degree or o below

the freezing point of water From about mid-March temperature

begin to ri e rapidly May and June are the hotte t month with the

mean daily maximum temperature at about 40degC From about April

hot we terly wind locally known a lsquoLoorsquo begin to blow and the

weather become inten ely hot In May and June the maximum

temperature may ometime go above 45degC With the advancement of

the outhwe t Mon oon into the di trict toward the end of June

there i appreciable drop in the day temperature while night

temperature continue to be nearly a high a in ummer Even during

the outhwe t Mon oon the weather i ultry and unplea ant due to

the increa ed moi ture in the Mon oon air After the withdrawal of

Mon oon by about mid-September there i an increa e in the day

temperature but night temperature drop rapidly with the progre of

the ea on

Humidity- The air i generally dry over the di trict during the greater

part of the year During the Mon oon ea on the humidity i high

generally being between 60 to 85 percent Humidity decrea e in the

po t-mon oon ea on April and May are u ually the drie t month

with relative humidity being about 20 percent or le in the Afternoon

16 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

18

Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

22 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

24

White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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Cloudiness- During the outhwe t Mon oon ea on and particularly

during July and Augu t ky become fully cloudy and overca t In the

re t of the year ky i clear or generally highly cloudy During the

period January to early March ky become cloudy and often overca t

in a ociation with pa age of we tern di turbance

Winds- Wind are in general light over the di trict with ome

trengthening in force during the ummer ea on During the

Mon oon wind are mo tly Ea ternly or South-ea ternly During the

re t of the year wind are predominantly we terly or North-we ternly

Special Weather Phenomena- April to June i the period with the

highe t incident of thunder torm and du t torm Violent quall

(andhis) often accompanying uch torm Some of the thunder torm

do not give any appreciable rain but other are accompanied by heavy

rain and occa ional hail Thunder torm al o occur in the winter

month in a ociation with pa ing we tern di turbance Fog

ometime den e occur in the cold ea on

17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

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Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

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TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

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Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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17 GENERAL

A-TR S

Dhak

Hingot

Jal

Kaindu

Jand

Jhar

Kikkar Babul

Khair

Neel

Kaladana

Dhatlata gui

Jangli Parwal

Kana Kansura

Gokhru Lotak

Bishkapra

Latjeera

Khajor

Farash

Shisham

Arona

Jand Kaindu

Wilayati imli

TABL -I

BOTANICAL NAM S

Butea monosperma(L)

Dalanites aegyptiaca Del

Salvadora oleoides Done

Diospyros cordifolia Roxb

Prosopis ceneriria(L) Machr

Zizvphus nummularia

Acacia nilotica (L) Wild

Capparis deciduas(Forsk)Edgew

Indigofera

Euphorbia Ipomoia

Pergularia daemia(Forsk) Chiov

Coceulus penonlus(Forsk)Dietr

Commelina benghalensic L

Digera muricata (L) Mass Tephrosia

Hamilton Drumm Tribulus terrestris L

Trianthema portulacostrum L

Achyranthes aspera L

Phoenix syvestris (L) Roxb

Tamarix articulate Vahi

Dalbergia cissoo Roxb

Ailanthes excelsa

Prosopis Juliflora

Inga dulcis

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Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

20 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

GENERAL 21

Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

GENERAL 23

Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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Nimber

Sirish

Neem

Amaltas

Tut

Peepal

Badh

Ber

Am

Semal

Sainjana

Gulmohar

Kachnar

Kanina

Ak

Chota dhatura

Dhatura

Satyanashi

B-M DICINAL PLANTS

Punarnva

Bala

Aswagandh

Tilati Patti

Gulabi

Gwal Kakri

Dhutlata Ganmi

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Acacia Leucophlaea

Albizia Lebbeok Denth

Azadiachta indica

Cassia fistula

Morus alba

Ficus religiosa

Ficus benghalensis

Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk

Mangifera Indica L

Salmalia malabarica DC

Moringa olefera Lamk

Delonix regia (Boj) Rof

Bauhinia Variegata L

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb)

Calotropis procera(Ait)

Xanthum strumarium L

Datura stramonium L

Argemone mexicana L

Boerhoavia diffusa L

Sida Cordifolia L

Withania Somnifera LDunal

Vitex negundo L

Bhysalis minima L

Crotalaria medicaginea Lamk

Malothria maderaspatana Cong

Oxylstoma esculentum(Luf) Schuet

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Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

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TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

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Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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19 GENERAL

Jara amla

Gokhuru

Adulasa

C-AGUATIC PLANTS

Swala syala

Jala

GRASSES

Sarkara

Munj

Dab

Dubh

Anjan

Palwa

Sarola

Sanwak

Phyllanthus asperulenus HutchP

Niruri auct non L

Tribulus terrestris L

Adhotoda vasica Nees

Vallisneria spiralis L

Hydrilla verticillata (LF)Royle

Saccharum spontaneum

Erianthus munja

Desmostachya bipinnata

Cynoden dactylon L Pers

Cymbopogan Jwarancusa

Dichanthium annulatum

Deteropogon Contortus

Fahinoehics Colonum

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TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

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Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

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Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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TABL -II

ZOOLOGICAL NAM S

MAMMALS

Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus(Briuennich)

Greater yellow bat Scotophilus healthi(Horsefield)

Rhe u machaque or bandar Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)

Langur Presbytis entellus (Duffrense)

A iatic jackal Cenis aureus Linnaeus

Bengal fox Vulpes benghalensis (Shaw)

Small Indian Mangoo e Herpestes auropunctatus (Hodgson)

Indian Palm quirrel Funambulus Pennanti Wroughton

Common field mou e Apodemus sylvatious (Linnaeus)

Indian hare Lepus nigrioullis (Cuvier)

BIRDS

Spotbill duck Anas poecilorhyncha (Forester)

Cotton teal Nettapus coromandelianus

Tree duck Coroman-delianus (Gmelin)

Dabchick Podiceps ruficollis capensis (Salvadori)

Brahminy duck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas)

Pintail Anas ecata

Common teal Anas crecca crecca (Linnaeus)

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera Linnaeus

Wigeon Anas Penelope Linnaeus

Bluewinged teal Anas guerguedula Linnaeus

Common pochard Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt)

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Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

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Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

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Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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Black partridge (State bird) Frencolinus Franolinus asiae (Bona

parte)

Grey partridge Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus

(Hartert)

Jungle bu h quail Perdicula asiatica Punjabi (Whistler)

Large cormorant Phalacrocorax carbe sinensis (Shaw)

Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot)

Median egret Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)

Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)

Little egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (Linnaeus)

Ea tern common crane Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe

Painted tork Ibis leucecephalus (Pennant)

White ibi Threskiernis melanocephala (latham)

Indian moorhen Gallinula choropus indica Blyth

Common andpiper Iringa hypeleucos Linnaeus

Indian Blackwinged tilt Himantopus himantepus himantepus

(Linnaeus)

Blackbellied tern Sterna acuticauda Grey

Common peafowl Pavo oristatus Linnaeus

Large Indian Parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Ro e ringed parakeet Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus)

Golen backed woodpeacker Dinepium benghalense benghalense

(Linnaeus)

Blue jay Corais benghalense bengalensis

(Linnaeus)

Copper mith Magalaima haemaeephala (Mullar)

Indian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus)

Pied cre ted cuckoo koel Clamater iacebinus serratus (Sparrman)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

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Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

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Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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Common crow phea ant Centropus sinensis sinenis (Stephens)

Redvented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

White eared bulbul Pycnonotus cafer(Linnaeus)

Verditer-flycatcher Muscicapa Thalassina thalassina

Swainson

Koel Fudynampes scolpacea scolacla

(Linnaeus)

Indian Magpie robin Copsychus svacious svecious(Linnaeus)

Lal munia Estrilda amandava amandava (Linn)

Indian potted munia Lonchura punctulata (Linn)

Hoopoe Upupa epops Linnaeus

Indian white eye Zosterops paepebresa paepebresa

(Tamminck)

Pariah Kite Milyus migrans (Boddaert)

Brahminy kite Haliastus indus indus

Whitebacked vulture Cyps bengalensis (Gmelin)

Tawny eagle Aauila rapa vinahiana Franklin

Indian Jungle crow Corvus marcrorhynchos Wagler

Blackwinged kite Elanus calruleus vociferous (Latham)

Ke trel Falco tinnunculus (Linnaeus)

Spotted owlet Athena brama (Temminck)

We tern Swallow hirundo rustica rustica Linnaeus

Indian wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithi leach

Brahminy myna Sturnus pagodarum (Gmelin)

Indian pied myna Sturnus contra contra (Linnaeus)

Indian myna Acridotheres tristis tristis (Linnaeus)

Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus (Latham)

Indian pond heron Ardeela grevii grevii (Sykes)

White tork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

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Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

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Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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Indian hikra Accipiter badius dussunieri (Temminck)

Indian griffon culture Gyps fulvus fulvascens Hum

Egyptain vulture Neophren parchepteru perchepteru

Coot Fulica atra atra Linnaeu

Green plover Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus)

Redwattled lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus (Boddaert)

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli

Spotted red hank Tringa arythrepus (Pallas)

Green hank Tringa nebularia (Gunenes)

Ea tern red hank Tringa tetanus eurthinus (oberholser)

Spotted andpiper Tringa glarella Linnaeus

Little tint Calidris minutus (Leisler)

Stone curlew Burhinus Oedicnemus (Linnaeus)

Bengal green pigeon treron phoaniceptera phoaniceptera

(Latham)

Blue rock pigeon Columba Livia Gmelin

Indian ring dove Streptepelia decaoeto (Frivaldszky)

Red turtle dove Streptepelia tranquebarica (Mermann)

Spotted dove Streptepelia Chinensis (Scopoli)

Little brown dove Streptepelia seneqalensis (Linnaeus)

Brainfever bird Cuculus varius Vahl

Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Gould

Sirkeer cuckoo Taceocus leschenaultil Lesson

Great horned owl Bubo bubo bengalensis (Franklin)

Indian nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham

Pied kingfi her Cervle lugubris (Temminck)

Indian Roller Coracias banghalensis (Linnaeus)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

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Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

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Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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White brea ted kingfi her

Green bee-eater

Mahratta woodpecker

Blackcrowned finchlark

Crea ted Lark

Striated Swallow

Rufou backed hrike

Black Drongo

Jungle Myna

Hou e crow

Wood hrike

Small Minivet

Yellow eyed babbler

Common babbler

Jungle babbler

Plain wren warbler

A hy wren warbler

Tailor bird

Bluethroat

Brown rock chat

Pied bu h chat

Dark grey bu h chat

Indian robin

Bllckthroated thru h

Gray tit

Paddyfield Pipit

KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

Halcyen smyrnensis (Linnaeus)

Merops orientalis Latham

Picoides mahrattensis mahrattensis

(Latham)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus)

Hirundo daurica Linnaeus

Lanius schach Linnaeus

Bicruruz adsimili Dechstain

Acridotheros fuskmus (Wagler)

Corvus apiandans Vilillot

Taphrredornis pondicerianus (Gmelin)

Pericrecetus innamomaus (Linnaeus)

Chrysomma sinensia (Gmelin)

Turdoides caudatus(Dumont)

Turdoides striatus (Dumont)

Prinia subflaya (Gmelin)

Prinia socialis Sykes

Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant)

Erithacus syecius (Linnaeus)

Cercomola fusca (Blyth)

Saxicola caprats (Linnaeus)

Saxicola ferra (Gray)

Saxicoloides fulicata (Linnaeus)

Turdus ruficillis Pallas

Parus major Linnaeus

Anthus nevasseelandiae Gmelin

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Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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25 GENERAL

Rock Pirit

Yellow wagtail

Grey Wagtail

White wagtail

Large pied wagtail

Thickbilled flowerpaeker

Yellowheaded wagtail

Puple unbird

Hou e parrow

Yellowthroated parrow

Baya

Blackthroated weaver bird

Streaked weaver bird

R PTIL S

Common Indian Krait

Indian cobra

Ru el viper

Saw- caled viper

Blind nake

Sand boa

Girgit

Chipkali

Kachhua

AMPHIBIANS

Indian bull frog

Skipping frog

Paddy field frog

Common toe

Anthus similes Jerdon

Motacilla flava Linnaeus

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Motacilla alba Linnaeus

Motacilla Lideraspatensis Gmelin

Dicaeum acgile (Tickell)

Motacilla cospica (Gmelin)

Nectoriais asiatica (Latham)

Passer domesticus (Linnaeus)

Petronia zanthocollia (Burton)

Floceus philippinus (Linnaeus)

Ploceus benghalenisa (Linnaeus)

Ploceus manyar (Horafield)

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider)

Naja naja (Linnaeus)

Vipers russelli (Shaw)

Echis carinata (Schneider)

Typhlops perrectus(Sloliczke)

Eryx johnijohni (Russell)

Calotes versicelgu (Daudin)

Hemidactylus flaviviridis (Rueppell)

Geclamys hamiltoni (Gray)

Rana tigrina (Daudin)

Rana cyanophlyctes Schneider

Rana limnacharis Boll

Bufo melanestictus Schneider

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FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)

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26 KURUKSHETRA DISTRICT GAZETTEER

FISH S

Chilwa Esomus danricu

Bhangan Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)

Rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Labeo calbasu (Hamilton)

Kalaban Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Koimal Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton)

Mori Catla catla (Hamilton)

Thail Wallago attu (Schnider)

Mallee Wallago attu (Schnider)

Singhara Acrichihys seenghala (Sykes)

Kandai Mystues bleekeri (Day)

Sangi Heterepneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Kangi Ophiopcephalus Sunctatus (Bloch)