India, April 16 -- When it is brimming with water in the monsoon, Tadag Tal is even more beautiful than the Naini Lake of Nainital. In winters, when its water dries up, the area transforms into a stunning landscape of mountains and valleys that makes passersby stop and admire it," say B S Bisht of Naugam Baidiya village in Almora district, Uttarakhand.

Spanning more than 50 hectares, some 40 km from Uttarakhand's summer capital of Gairsain town in Chamoli district, Tadag Tal in Almora is one of Uttarakhand's 192 wetlands included in Wetland Atlas 2021 prepared by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Wetlands not only provide habitat to a large number of species but also help ensure water availability, act as carbon sinks and regul...