Band Baretha

Kakund River

Various And Rare Species Of Birds

Band Baretha, old wildlife reserve of the rulers of Bharatpur State is about 650 km from Bharatpur city. Near it is situated a big dam on “Kakund” River. The foundation stone of this dam was laid in 1866 by Maharaja Jaswant Singh and completed in 1897-88 during Maharaja Ram Singh’s period. There is an old palace, which is still private property of Bharatpur Royal family. Animals like sambhur, chital, blue bull, wild boar, hyena and leopard inhabit Bandh Baretha. It is also inhabited by 200 rare species of birds, every year number of bird watchers come here.