Consider the following statements about Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary: 

1.      Recently Ministry of Environment declared a one-kilometre area from the boundaries of this Wildlife Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone. 

2.      It is situated in Uttar Pradesh.

3.      It is also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Solution

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently issued a draft notification declaring a one-kilometre area from the boundaries of the Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kangra district as an eco-sensitive zone.   Location: It is situated in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.  Pong Dam Lake (also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar) is a manmade reservoir formed due to the construction of Pong Dam on the Beas River in the wetland zone of Shivalik Hills.