Jagadishpur Reservoir

The 225 hectares Reservoir in Kapilvastu was also designated in 2003 in the list. This reservoir was constucted in the early 1970s over the Jakhira Lake and agricultural lands for irrigation purposes. The water is fed from the Banganga Lake in the Churia hills. The reservoir is surrounded by cultivated land and a few smaller lakes serving as a buffer zone for bird movements.

The site provides shelter for an assemblage of some rare, endangered species of conservation importance species, which include plants such as endangered Serpentine (Rauvolfia serpentine), rare pondweed (Potamogeton lucens), threatened Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), and endangared and the tallest flying bird species Indain Sarus Crane (Grus antigone ).