Context:- The Environment Minister opened the Neeli Jheel ecotourism site in the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary to the public.

• The Asola Bhatti sanctuary is situated in the South Delhi Ridge section of the Aravalli range on the Delhi-Haryana border.
• It lies in Southern Delhi as well as northern parts of Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana state.
• It is spread over an area of 6,784 acres and covers 32.71 sq km.
• It is also part of the Sariska-Delhi Wildlife Corridor which runs from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan to the Delhi Ridge.

Protection – Mining for quartzite and sand in the area was banned in 1991.

• The Eco-Task Force of the Territorial Army has also been part of protection and plantation at the sanctuary since 2001.
• In 2019, the area around the boundary of Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in Gurgaon and Faridabad was declared as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
• Flora – The type of forest in the sanctuary is identified as ‘thorny scrub’.
• A forest nursery and a seed bank were also set up at the sanctuary.
• Fauna – Leopards, striped hyena, jungle cat, golden jackal, Indian hare, Indian boar, black buck, sambar deer, spotted deer, and hog deer.
• Neeli Jheel – It has been developed as an eco-tourism site inside the sanctuary.
• Neeli Jheel is a lake formed in an abandoned mining pit.
• The 100 feet deep Neeli Jheel is an important source of water for wildlife in the sanctuary.
• Four solar-powered artificial waterfalls has been developed there, in which the water cascades down 100 feet to the lake below.
• The site will feature artificial waterfalls, selfie points, trails and facilities such as a cafeteria.

One-liners

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