Hakaluki Haor

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  • Bangladesh is blessed with huge inland open water resource. It has numerous river canals,beels,lakes and vast areas of floodplains. Hakaluki haor is one of the major Wetlands of Bangladesh. With a land area of 18,386 hectares, it supports a rich biodiversity and provideoes direct and indirect livelihood benefits to nearly 190,000 people. This haor was declared an Ecologically Critical Area in April 1999 by the government of Bangladesh.

  • Hakaluki is a complex ecosystem, containing more than 238 interconnectiong beels and jalmahals.The most important beels are chatla,pinlarkona,Dulla, Sakua,Barajalla,Lamba,Tekonia,Haorkhal,Tural,Baghalkuri and Chinaura.

  • Hakaluki Haor is bounded by the kushiara river as well as a part of the Sonai-Bardal river to the north,by the Fenchuganji-Kulaura railway to the west and to the south, and by the Kulaura -Beanibazar road to the east.The haor falls under two administrative districts,Maulvibazar and sylhet. Some 190,000 people live in the area surrounding the haor.

  • Hakaluki Haor is an important source of fisheries resources for Bangladesh. Kalibaus, Boal,Rui,Ghagot,pabda and chapila are the main fish species found here.

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