Asan River

Asan River: Western Doon (Dehradun district), close to Herbertpur; a stretch upstream of Asan Barrage (Dhalipur Lake) about 11 km from Dakpathar and 28 km Northwest of Dehradun (Uttarakhand). It is a Bird Watchers’ paradise, thronging from the length and breadth of India to watch migratory birds from Eurasia, specially Brahminy Duck or Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), most popular as ‘Surkhab’ in Hindi.


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