Renuka Lake "A beautiful lake of the Ramsar Convention sites , in district Sirmaur ,Himachal Pradesh."

 The Ramsar Convention :- First of all we must know , what is Ramsar convention, during 1960s it was felt by some Non - Governmental Organizations that there is a degradation of wetlands habitat for migratory waterbirds and was increasing. So a treaty was negotiated between the countries and Non- Governmental organizations for the conservation of  wetlands of international importance. The treaty was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar  city of Iran. The Ramsar convention treaty came in force in 1975. Thus the treaty is called "Ramsar convention Treaty " and the wetlands identified under this are called Ramsar convention wetlands. The protocol was adopted in 1982 and then with some amendments in 1987.

At present there are 75 member countries , working on 600  Ramsar wetlands of international importance. 

Renuka lake is also a Ramsar convention wetlands and situated in Sirmaur district of Himachal PradeshPradesh.  It is included in Ramsar convention wetlands list on 08/11/2005.

 

View of Renuka Lake Ramsar convention wetlands

The Renuka lake is a low altitude lake situated at an altitude of about 672 metres from mean sea level having about 3214 metres circumference . The lake is dedicated to "Renuka " the wife of Maharishi Jamdagni and the mother of Lord Parsuram the, 6 th avtaar of Lord Vishnu. The lake is named on her name  " Renuka "

                           Boating facility at Lake

The Renuka ji Lake is at distance of 38 Km from Nahan district head quarters via Sangrah Renuka ji Nahan road . From Paunta Sahib the Renuka ji Lake is 42 Km via Baila market road and 48 Km via  National Highway 707 . On Probodhani Ekadashi in the month of November a five days fair is held at Renuka ji and lacs of visitors from various parts of country as well as abroad used to visit this place. 

There is a temple of Renuka ji near the lake, and Lord Parsuram comes to meet his mother on this day every year. 

                       View of Renuka ji Lake

Renuka ji a beautiful place one must visit. 

                              By :-  Er. R C Verma