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Raghuraj Singh
Udaipur, India7 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
The Surwal lake in Ranthambore is yet another beautiful spot in this vast national park. Late afternoon I got to see so many animals here, even a very big turtledoves that baked in the afternoon sun!
Ranthamore is relatively untouched and you do get to see animals and nature in a relatively pure form. The lake was still relatively full considering it was almost a year since the monsoon season.
Do listen to the birds here - they sing the most beautiful songs. Nice travelings..
Ranthamore is relatively untouched and you do get to see animals and nature in a relatively pure form. The lake was still relatively full considering it was almost a year since the monsoon season.
Do listen to the birds here - they sing the most beautiful songs. Nice travelings..
Written December 10, 2020
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Pradeep Shah
6 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Surwal lake is very big lake an ideal spot but approach is not good. Surprisingly such a good spot completely neglected by Tourism Dept. Of Rajasthan . No arrangement of tea also. Isolated. Very sad but worth visiting.
Written February 8, 2020
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Maqsood S
Surat, India112 contributions
Nov 2015
Tiger is the main attraction of Sawai Madhopur located in the forest and ravines of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and National Park. If you are lucky and you sight Tigers in each of your safari and it became a repetitive feat, and you long for a change, ensure you either visit (a) the National Chambal Santuary for seeing the Gharials along side the bank of Chambal River or (b) the Surwal water body (i.e. Soorwal Dam) for variety of wetland birds.
We chose to visit Surwal Lake located along side the dam near Sawai Madhopur.The lake is situated around 6.3 km from the city centre of Sawai Madhopur or 10.4 km from our resort i.e. Ankur Resort. It is situated on the SH1 to North of Sawai Madhopur enroute to Gangapur City. To reach the site for bird watching near the water body of Surwal you have to take a left turn in to the Adarsh Nagar that lies after the Overhead Tank that on your right side while driving North on SH 1. Another land mark on your right that you should not pass beyond the turn in to Adarsh Nagar is Sahu Nagar Secondary School. Thereafter, follow the road till it turns right 90 degrees at the Anuvrat Bhawan. After driving 2.4 km along side the road, turn right at the T-junction wherein you would see Electricity Switch Yard Grid of the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited. This road would seem to end after another 350-400 metres as thereafter it is cart track with no pavers or tar track. Watch for bumps and puddles while you drive and keep your windshield closed, if you can, as it would force lot of dust while you drive to reach the Surval Lake. You will pass the village of Mathurapura before you mount the dam wall that separates the water body on your left in the direction of drive and field on your right.
The dam wall has raised platforms on both the sides that forms the protective boundary and also serves as cart track to reach the village of Gothra and Sinoli. Villagers from Gothra are very helpful but will not understand about birds so do not keep a lot of expectations from the locals on the details of the birds. Another way to reach the Surval Lake is continue on SH 1 up to the by northern end by-pass of the village Karmoda and turn left towards the village Gothra. Just before you enter the village of Gothra, look for a Peepal tree and take left from there towards the lake. In case you get lost… do not ask locals for way to “Soorwal Lake” as they do not recognise the same. Instead ask for the “dam” or “talao” to get correct support. One caution….if you take the way from Karmoda-Gothra village, then ensure you have 4 X 4 as the you will have to climb a steep way up to mount the dam wall cart track that would give the view to water body on your left and fields on your right.
The lake is rich in the avi fauna i.e. mainly water birds. However, since there are fields on the right you will not miss variety of forest birds on your right. As the water in the lake dries from November to March the abundance of birds increases proportionately during the period. Best times though is said to be November to January 2015 for watching some local migrants and winter migratory birds. We could see Jungle babbler, Red vented bulbul, Pied myna, Jungle myna, Pied avocet, Intermediate egret and Indian skimmer.
Indian Skimmers (Rhynchops albicollis) are known for their unique bill, which has a much longer lower mandible and is perfectly adapted to their specialised feeding technique of skimming the water's surface for prey Skimmers are social birds, which nest in colonies, roost communally on sand banks, and feed either singly or in flocks. It is first time we saw flock of Indian Skimmers. The specie is enlisted as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red list of Threatened species since 1994 and its population is continuously plummeting. These drastic declines are largely a result of widespread disturbance, exploitation and degradation of lowland rivers and lakes through fishing, transportation, domestic use, and pollution from agricultural and industrial chemicals. Habitat loss reduces both reproductive and foraging success. The construction of irrigation barrages and dams on major rivers have degraded or destroyed certain areas of sand-bar habitat, as well as facilitating the conversion of such areas to agricultural land. Reduction in water levels in some Indian rivers has allowed dogs and other predators to reach nesting colonies and destroy eggs and chicks.
Surwal Lake is one area wherein these Vulnerable specie keeps visiting from its breeding site located along side Chambal river banks and can be sighted during October up to February each year, subject to the level of water in the lake. It’s a must place for birders to visit, in case they happen to visit Ranthambore during the Winter season.
We chose to visit Surwal Lake located along side the dam near Sawai Madhopur.The lake is situated around 6.3 km from the city centre of Sawai Madhopur or 10.4 km from our resort i.e. Ankur Resort. It is situated on the SH1 to North of Sawai Madhopur enroute to Gangapur City. To reach the site for bird watching near the water body of Surwal you have to take a left turn in to the Adarsh Nagar that lies after the Overhead Tank that on your right side while driving North on SH 1. Another land mark on your right that you should not pass beyond the turn in to Adarsh Nagar is Sahu Nagar Secondary School. Thereafter, follow the road till it turns right 90 degrees at the Anuvrat Bhawan. After driving 2.4 km along side the road, turn right at the T-junction wherein you would see Electricity Switch Yard Grid of the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited. This road would seem to end after another 350-400 metres as thereafter it is cart track with no pavers or tar track. Watch for bumps and puddles while you drive and keep your windshield closed, if you can, as it would force lot of dust while you drive to reach the Surval Lake. You will pass the village of Mathurapura before you mount the dam wall that separates the water body on your left in the direction of drive and field on your right.
The dam wall has raised platforms on both the sides that forms the protective boundary and also serves as cart track to reach the village of Gothra and Sinoli. Villagers from Gothra are very helpful but will not understand about birds so do not keep a lot of expectations from the locals on the details of the birds. Another way to reach the Surval Lake is continue on SH 1 up to the by northern end by-pass of the village Karmoda and turn left towards the village Gothra. Just before you enter the village of Gothra, look for a Peepal tree and take left from there towards the lake. In case you get lost… do not ask locals for way to “Soorwal Lake” as they do not recognise the same. Instead ask for the “dam” or “talao” to get correct support. One caution….if you take the way from Karmoda-Gothra village, then ensure you have 4 X 4 as the you will have to climb a steep way up to mount the dam wall cart track that would give the view to water body on your left and fields on your right.
The lake is rich in the avi fauna i.e. mainly water birds. However, since there are fields on the right you will not miss variety of forest birds on your right. As the water in the lake dries from November to March the abundance of birds increases proportionately during the period. Best times though is said to be November to January 2015 for watching some local migrants and winter migratory birds. We could see Jungle babbler, Red vented bulbul, Pied myna, Jungle myna, Pied avocet, Intermediate egret and Indian skimmer.
Indian Skimmers (Rhynchops albicollis) are known for their unique bill, which has a much longer lower mandible and is perfectly adapted to their specialised feeding technique of skimming the water's surface for prey Skimmers are social birds, which nest in colonies, roost communally on sand banks, and feed either singly or in flocks. It is first time we saw flock of Indian Skimmers. The specie is enlisted as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red list of Threatened species since 1994 and its population is continuously plummeting. These drastic declines are largely a result of widespread disturbance, exploitation and degradation of lowland rivers and lakes through fishing, transportation, domestic use, and pollution from agricultural and industrial chemicals. Habitat loss reduces both reproductive and foraging success. The construction of irrigation barrages and dams on major rivers have degraded or destroyed certain areas of sand-bar habitat, as well as facilitating the conversion of such areas to agricultural land. Reduction in water levels in some Indian rivers has allowed dogs and other predators to reach nesting colonies and destroy eggs and chicks.
Surwal Lake is one area wherein these Vulnerable specie keeps visiting from its breeding site located along side Chambal river banks and can be sighted during October up to February each year, subject to the level of water in the lake. It’s a must place for birders to visit, in case they happen to visit Ranthambore during the Winter season.
Written November 22, 2015
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Harsh B
4 contributions
Mar 2022
Avoid this. It's mentioned as a tourist spot here and that might lead people to visit it. But in reality, there's nothing to see. It's actually a dam with water. Not much or any wildlife or birds can be spotted. Also there's no place from where you can spot anything. It's just a water pond. There's a single kucha mud road to reach here with a lot of potholes. Actually it isn't even a road, just a tractor pass by. Nothing to see here that you can't see in the park. No rare birds or anything. The way to here passes from a lot of very narrow roaded villages full of traffic and cattle. Also being secluded, it's not safe to visit with family, or alone, or as a girl, you might attract unwanted attention and noone's around here to come to your rescue, let aline you get a flat tire cuz of the rocky road.
If you're an Indian visiting with family, don't they'll cuss you for taking them to this place. If you're a foreigner, don't waste your precious travel time. If you're a bird watcher with your group, coming here with knowledge of when rarely some or the other migratory bird might be spotted here, you're the only target audience for this place and even for you there are better places for the same sport.
If you're an Indian visiting with family, don't they'll cuss you for taking them to this place. If you're a foreigner, don't waste your precious travel time. If you're a bird watcher with your group, coming here with knowledge of when rarely some or the other migratory bird might be spotted here, you're the only target audience for this place and even for you there are better places for the same sport.
Written March 27, 2022
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ajitesh m
Sawai Madhopur, India1 contribution
May 2012 • Friends
it is situated about 10 km from swm near soorwal village.it have a small dam also. it is a best site for swimming.
Written March 28, 2013
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DR Hemant Garg
Jaipur, India5 contributions
Dec 2019
Scenic lake esp at the forenoon time with all migratory birds like Falcons,Flamingoes and black feathered stilt---You can watch them all at one place.
BUT the route to the lake is bit confusing--- Go to Karmoda first from Sawaimadhopur then follow the Google map ---Thanks to the technology !!!
BUT the route to the lake is bit confusing--- Go to Karmoda first from Sawaimadhopur then follow the Google map ---Thanks to the technology !!!
Written December 27, 2019
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anitaanjum
Brahmapur, India4 contributions
Nov 2017 • Family
This lake was very near to our hotel and the view of it is just amazing. Very peaceful environment there. great for family or couple to enjoy.
Written December 5, 2017
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shwetafanish
Faridabad, India65 contributions
Dec 2015 • Family
This is the lake amid the deep forest, you can have the clear view from ganesh temple at the top. Although difficult to reach but worth visit.
Written February 29, 2016
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Ruchi M
Mumbai, India239 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
Its so beautiful scenic place with beautiful birds,cool air,relaxing place nice photographic spot,we really enjoyed alot.
Written February 29, 2016
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ernishith
Surat, India26 contributions
Dec 2014 • Friends
When you are visiting Ranthambore then there is no point of the trip if you miss this spot. a place which is cool and calm. nice spot for photography fans ;-)
Written February 26, 2015
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