Kopra Jalashay (Jalashya here means Reservoir) between 22.065” Latitude and 82.0518” Longitude at Takhatpur Block of Bilaspur district Chhattisgarh. It varies in elevation ranging from 287-295m above mean sea level, and situated at Bilaspur- Katghora Bypass Road NH 130. The reservoir is about 10 Kilometers west of Bilaspur City via road-route. This Jalashay is a catchment of river Mahanadi upper basin. The length of the Jalashay is 1680m with 113x103 M3 Volume area, 210 Ha. Chhattisgarh Water Resources Department (CGWRD). It was constructed in the year 1993 to aleviate regional water stress, the Jalashay serves both domestic and irrigation needs. The overflow from Kopra Jalashay is coupled to the Ghonga River, which subsequently joins the Maniyari River before converging with the Sheonath River. An irrigation canal, built in 2002, is utilized by vi lagers as needed, through coordination with the local irrigation department. Local communities also rely on the Jalashay for freshwater needs for livelihood through fisheries, co lection of aquatic plants as vegetables, anthropogenic usages, agricultural necessities, religious rituals, recreation activities. The habitat at and around the Jalashay supports good populations of plants, birds, butterflies, insects, reptiles, amphibians etc. The Jalashay supports about 149 species of birds, more than 150 species of plants and different species of reptiles, amphibians and fishes.