(ET)
Building on IndianOil’s focus on reaching out to the remotest corners of the country and contributing towards environmental protection its eastern region has decided to raising awareness about protecting one of the remotest and least talked about migratory bird habitats in West Bengal. Purbasthali is a remote village and till recently an inconspicuous dot on the traveller’s map of Burdwan district. The sleepy silence of Purbasthali is broken from early December every year with the arrival of migratory birds who have flown from halfway across the world.
The Ox Bow Lake formed from the mighty Ganges caresses past villages like Chupi and Kasthashali to become home to thousands of migratory birds. The crystal clear waters of the 9 km long channel of the Ox Bow Lake and the surrounding fruit orchards and farmlands harbour more than 70 species of local and migratory birds.
