https://www.indiawaterportal.org/environment/sustainability/polo-origins-to-shrinking-wetlands-why-habitat-restoration-is-the-key-to-manipuri-pony-survival https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-14/eznittwm/Photo-1-The-statue-of-the-Manipuri-Polo-God-Marjing-overseeing-the-Heingang-Pat.png The statue of the Manipuri Polo God Marjing overseeing the Heingang Pat https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-14/ym2amicf/Picture-5-Landuse-pattern-Change-during-1988-to-2023-in-Heingang-Pat.png Land use pattern change from 1988 to 2023 in Heingang Pat https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-14/po7di4nn/Picture-4-Landuse-pattern-Change-during-1988-to-2023-in-Lamphel-Pat.png Land use pattern change during 1988 to 2023 in Lamphel Pat https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-14/pzk9lomr/Manipuri-ponies-on-roads-around-ImphalLEupscaleprime.jpg Manipuri ponies on roads around Imphal https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-14/ggwzkl3o/Manipuri-Ponies-inside-a-natural-habitat-1.jpg Manipuri ponies inside a natural habitat indiawaterportal en 2026-09-14T10:15:04.336Z Polo origins to shrinking wetlands: Why habitat restoration is the key to Manipuri pony survival Manipuri pony conservation, Sagol Kangjei polo origins, Manipur wetland restoration, Lamphel Pat habitat loss, Heingang Pat land use, Indigenous horse breeds India, Imphal Valley ecosystems, Urban encroachment Manipur, Lord Marjing pony heritage, Wetland ecosystem protection https://www.indiawaterportal.org/rivers-and-lakes/deepor-beels-shrinking-silence-can-assam-balance-development-and-ecological-survival https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-13/9m1fxh36/IMG.1Hirakjyoti-Bayan.jpg Deepor Beel, a Ramsar-listed wetland on the southwestern edge of Guwahati, remains an important ecological landscape amid rapid urbanisation. (Image: Hirakjyoti Bayan/ Wikimedia Commons/ CCBY-SA 4.0) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-13/dzoip2yp/IMG.6-Abhinav.jpg The Saraighat Express crosses a railway bridge over Deepor Beel, illustrating the close intersection of transport infrastructure and the wetland ecosystem. (Image: Abhinav Phangcho Choudhury/Wikimedia Commons/CCBY2.0) https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-09-13/787ide21/IMG.4Reznut.jpg The tranquil waters of Deepor Beel form an ecological refuge amid the rapidly urbanising landscape of Guwahati. (Image: Renzut/Wikimedia Commons/CCBY-SA 4.0) indiawaterportal en 2026-09-13T03:56:24.321Z Deepor Beel’s shrinking silence: Can Assam balance development and ecological survival? Deepor Beel Assam, Guwahati wetland conservation, Deepor Beel elevated railway corridor, Ramsar site Assam, Guwahati urban flooding protection, Assam elephant corridor railway, Deepor Beel tree felling controversy, Infrastructure vs environmental conservation, North East India urban ecology, Compensatory afforestation critique