Arun Nair
Arun Nair
The Gharial - Our river guardian - A factsheet prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests
Posted on 28 Apr, 2011 04:35 PMIt was found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Bhutan, but is now extinct in these countries. Today, it is seen in a few places in Nepal. In India the major population of Gharials is found in the Girwa and Chambal rivers. It faces many threats to its survival which include fishing, linking of rivers, large irrigation canals etc.