PUNJAB. Kanji Wetland is a man-made Wetland that was created in 1870 by constructing the headworks across the perennial Bien River, a TRIBUTARY of the Beas River to provide irrigation facilities to the hinterland. In 2002, it was recognized by the Ramsar Convention in the List of Wetlands of International IMPORTANCE. The Kanji Wetland’s water-spread area boasts 92 species of birds besides various kinds of mammals, amphibians, and fish. The wetland also draws sacred value from the sanctity accorded to the Bein rivulet – in which Guru NANAK Dev attained enlightenment.