The Chari-Dhand wetland conservation reserve is located on the edge of arid Banni grasslands and the marshy salt flats of the Rann of Kutch in Kutch District
Gujarat State in India. It is currently legally protected under the status as a Protected or Reserve Forest in India.Chari means salt affected and Dhand means shallow wetland, Dhand is a Sindhi word for a shallow saucer shaped depression. This is a seasonal desert wetland and only gets swampy during a good monsoon, receiving water from the north flowing rivers as well as from the huge catchment areas of many surrounding big hills.It is spread over an area of 80 km2.It is in Nakhtrana Taluka, 80 km south west to the city of Bhuj, about 7 or 8 km from Fulary village and 30 km from Nakhtrana town.It is home to nearly two lakh birds with migratory and endangered species of birds flocking into the area in thousands during monsoon and winters.
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Bhuj - Kutch | Gujarat | 370 001
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BY ROAD: FOR THOSE TRAVELING FROM AHMEDABAD AND OTHER STATE, A COACH/BUS SERVICE MAY BE MORE CONVENIENT THAN THE TRAIN. SEVERAL PRIVATE COMPANIES RUN SLEEPER BUSES LEAVING THE CITY FOR BHUJ BETWEEN 8PM AND 11PM, ARRIVING IN BHUJ BETWEEN 6AM AND 8AM THE NEXT MORNING. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL SERVICES RUNNING DURING THE DAY BUT IT IS BEST TO CHECK WITH THE COMPANY FOR EXACT TIMINGS. THESE BUS COMPANIES ALL HAVE THEIR OFFICES AROUND PALDI IN AHMEDABAD; SWAMINARAYAN TRAVELS,SAHJANAND TRAVELS AND PATEL TRAVELS ARE THREE RECOMMENDED ONES, THOUGH THERE ARE OTHERS. THERE ARE ALSO PRIVATE SITTING (NON-SLEEPER) BUSES, AND ST (STATE TRANSPORT) BUSES THAT MAKE THE TRIP MORE CHEAPLY.
BY RAIL: TWO DAILY EXPRESS TRAINS; THE BHUJ EXPRESS AND THE KUTCH EXPRESS, TRAVEL FROM MUMBAI TO AHMEDABAD (8HRS) AND ON TO BHUJ (16HRS IN TOTAL.) HOWEVER, BOTH TRAINS PASS THROUGH AHMEDABAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AS THE SCHEDULES ARE DESIGNED TO DEPART AND ARRIVE AT REASONABLE HOURS FROM BHUJ AND MUMBAI, NOT AHMEDABAD.
BY AIR: ONE OR MORE FLIGHTS CONNECT DAILY FROM MUMBAI TO BHUJ.
ONCE IN BHUJ, ST BUSES GO TO LARGER DESTINATIONS AROUND THE DISTRICT, PRIVATE JEEPS CAN ALSO BE RENTED (A GOOD OPTION FOR LARGER PARTIES), AND SOME SMALLER PLACES CAN ONLY BE REACHED BY CHHAKDAS /RIKSHAWS.
