Cracked wetlands and migratory birds struggling at Sanjay Lake Delhi

This powerful environmental footage documents the severe ecological crisis unfolding at Sanjay Lake in the Trilokpuri area of East Delhi. An intense heatwave combined with a disrupted water supply has caused water levels across the urban wetland to drop dramatically, exposing vast stretches of deeply cracked and parched earth. Once an important freshwater habitat for urban wildlife and migratory birds, large portions of the lake now appear dry and severely degraded. Despite the shrinking habitat and dangerously low oxygen levels in the remaining muddy pools, flocks of migratory waterbirds continue to gather in the shallow waters, struggling to survive within the deteriorating ecosystem. The stark contrast between the dry, cracked lakebed and the birds clinging to the remaining wet patches highlights the growing environmental pressure on Delhi’s urban wetlands. The footage serves as an urgent reminder of the importance of wetland conservation, water management, climate resilience, and protecting critical habitats for migratory wildlife within rapidly expanding cities. #sanjaylake #delhi #wetlands #climatechange #environment #watercrisis #migratorybirds #urbanwildlife #heatwave #ecology This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150,000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world. Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw?sub_confirmation=1 for a steady stream of videos from across India. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/wildfilmsindia Order our wildfilmsindia t-shirt from Amazon at: www.amazon.in/gp/product/B08DJF9KTS/ref=cx_skuctr_share?smid=A1OGSZV4EFO78D #WildFilmsIndia #WildernessFilmsIndia #BroadcastStockFootage