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Jamshedpur Steel Works overlooking the cooling ponds. Over the years, Tata Steel has taken several environmental initiatives for the conservation, preservation and restoration of biodiversity. The service water from the cooling ponds within the Jamshedpur Steel Works are processed and distributed to various consumers in the city. The cooling ponds provide shelter to several species of migratory birds as well as rare floral species. The rarest aquatic avian fauna found in the cooling ponds include the Small Blue Kingfisher, the White-breasted Water Hen, the Indian Pond Heron, the Cattle Egret and the Little Cormorant. Moreover, there are around 14 floral species including Hydrilla Kalmi, Ipomea aquatica, Aerua Ianata Chaldhua and Boerhaavia repens Sant found around the cooling ponds. The butterfly species like Danaus chrysippus, Euplopea core, Catopsilia Pomona and Precia almanac have found a place of existence around the two cooling ponds. |