STUDY OF THE DIVERSITY OF ODONATA IN NARMADA BASIN AT BARWANI DISTRICT (M.P.)

The River Narmada is holy river, which is the fifth-largest river in India that flows east to west. Second, Odonata is a possible biocontrol agent of numerous invertebrates. Biodiversity protection and conservation is a national and international agenda and responsible for sustainable development of a region or a country. Odonata assemblage along with river Narmada region of district Barwani has been investigated from January 2020 to December 2020. A total of 31 species have been distributed in two suborders Zygoptera with 15 species and Anisoptera with 16species were sampled. In order Odonata, Libellulidae with 17 species is the most dominating family among dragonflies and Coenagrionoidae with 12 species among damselflies while others have fewer representatives. Mostly organism were aggregated due to habitat specific nature and random distribution indicates availability of resource utilization to serve but, in the urban forest area high anthropogenic disturbances were observed which create high biotic pressure on forest. A detailed list of odonata recorded form urban forest area as well as valley area is presented.