Why is the thar desert important to India?
Thar desert is one of the most important parts of Rajasthan for desert tourism in India and offers a beautiful camel and keep safari along with camp staying for the tourists.
Thar desert has its indispensable importance in India due to the mining of two main valuable reserves such as phosphorite, and feldspar which play an important role in the development of the country.
These minerals are necessary for producing the most valuable products, fertiliser and cement, which are the backbone for the development of any country. Therefore, the importance of the Thar desert can not be ignored.
why is the thar desert important to India? and Pakistan
The Thar Desert also acknowledged as the Great Indian Desert is the most famous India and is spread over an area of about 2,00,000 km. and is the 9th hot desert with the rank of 20th largest desert in the world.
It touches the boundaries in Rajasthan of India and Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan.
It is so dangerous that one can unknowingly cross the borderline of the enemy country they will be in great trouble.
This place is full of dunes and hot winds which is no doubt a life threat for anyone. Therefore, this is included in the list of the top most dangerous places in India.
The existence of about 22 species of poisoner snakes like Sand Boa, Rat Snake Black Cobra, Saw Scaled Viper and much more makes this place more dangerous because it is very unpredictable from where and when they appear and give a deadly bite.
There is no rain or a little therefore this place remains dry and hot all around the year. Despite all these dangers, this place is highly dense in the world with about 85 people in a square km. Therefore this is a part of the 10 Top Most Dangerous Places in India.
The other reason for its danger is that one can die of hypothermia at any time. One can not find water at this place easily because the quantity of water is very little and also not know where it is.
The quick change of temperature i.e. very hot in the daytime and cold at night makes anyone sick.
This place is just opposite Antarctica because this is full of deadly hot sand and Antarctica is full of deadly snow and cold. This is a part of the 10 Top Most Dangerous Places in India.
The inter-dune areas add more danger to this place because its grounds are covered with a thin dry crust and in case any vehicle crashes in the layer, it will submerge in the underground mud which will cause instant death.
Though this place is full of dangers but is a paradise for those tourists and visitors who like thrill, adventures, new cultures and traditions without giving a second thought to the pain and life.
After reaching the Thar desert one can enjoy the sunrise and sunset scenes, and caravans of camel including their grazing and travelling herds on different sizes of dunes.
The thorny bushes, folk music and dances, traditional dresses and jewellery of the woman give the most entire knowledge of lifestyle and culture of this place.
The tourists and visitors also gather memories of the egg-shaped hills of Karon-Jhar and the valley and the holy places of Hindus.
What is special about the Thar Desert?
The Thar desert has an attraction for tourists because a festival known as the desert festival is celebrated in this place every year in the winter season which is one of the pride of Rajasthan.
- This is the 9th biggest-hot tropical desert and it has the status of 17th largest desert in the world.
- Animal husbandry and agriculture are the main work of about 40 per cent of Rajasthan state who live in this desert.
- This is awarded by UNESCO as the best eco-system in the National Part and Lalsuharna Biosphere Reserve which lies on the Pakistans side of the Thar desert.
- The native species of this desert are about 26 species of snakes and 25 species of lizards.
- The Thar desert is the paradise of about 142 species of indigenous and migrated birds.
