[Updated] List of Ramsar Sites in India

Recently, the convention added four new wetlands to the Ramsar list. They are located in the Indian states of Haryana and Gujarat. The two wetlands in Haryana are the Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary and Sultanpur National Park. The other two wetlands are located in Gujarat, namely Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhvana Wetland.

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In January 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of the Government of India announced the inclusion of 10 more wetlands in the country in the Ramsar list.

With the addition of this wetland, the Indian state of Maharashtra has its first wetland, Punjab has three wetlands and Uttar Pradesh has six wetlands.

In October 2020, two more Indian wetlands – Kapatal Wetland (Bihar) and Assan Sanctuary (Uttarakhand) were included in the Ramsar list.

In November 2020, Prakash Javadekar, India’s Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, announced the inclusion of two more wetlands in India in the Ramsar list. With this announcement, Lonar Lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar (also known as Kisham Lake) in Agra were added to the list.

In December 2020, Prakash Javadekar, the Indian Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, announced the inclusion of yet another wetland in India in the Ramsar list. With this announcement, the Tsokar Wetland in Ladakh was included in the list.

I am very happy to share with you the high altitude wetland complex located in Changtang area #Ladakh Recognized as a wetland of international importance. The complex is a remarkable example of two connected lakes, the freshwater Startsapuk Tso and the hypersaline Tso Kar. India now has 42 Ramsar sites pic.twitter.com/FMGAKxjqof

What is called a Ramsar Site?

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Any wetland listed under the Ramsar Convention, with the aim of conserving it and promoting the sustainable use of its natural resources, is called a Ramsar site.

On February 2, 1971, the International Convention on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands was signed in Ramsar, Iran, hence the name Ramsar Wetland.

List of Ramsar Sites in India

No.	Ramsar Sites	State/Union Territory
1	Chilika Lake	Odisha
2	Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan
3	harrick l.	Punjab
4	Loktak Lake	Manipur
5	Sambal Lake	Rajasthan
6	Ural Lake	Jammu and Kashmir
7	Hokla Wetlands	Jammu and Kashmir
8	Haigan Wetland Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
9	Sarab Wetlands	Jammu and Kashmir
10	Mansar-Surinsar Wildlife Sanctuary	Jammu and Kashmir
11	Lake Pandan	Himachal Pradesh
12	Chandra Tal	Himachal Pradesh
Thirteen	Renuka Wetlands	Himachal Pradesh
14	Sabletal	Uttar Pradesh
15	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
16	Shaman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
17	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
18	Sandy Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
19	Sarsay Nawal Gill	Uttar Pradesh
20	Bhajira Wildlife Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
twenty one	Parvati Argarh Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
twenty two	Sursarova	Uttar Pradesh
twenty three	Asan Nature Reserve	Uttarakhand
twenty four	Ashmudi Wetland	Kerala
XXV	ashtamudi estuary	Kerala
XXVI	Sastamkota Lake	Kerala
XXVII	Wimbanad-Cole Wetlands	Kerala
XXVIII	Lake Koleru	Andhra Pradesh
XXIX	Pulicat Lake	Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
thirty	Upalapadhu Nature Reserve	Andhra Pradesh
31	Nelapatu Bird Sanctuary	Andhra Pradesh
XXXII	Coringa Mangroves	Andhra Pradesh
33	Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary	Andhra Pradesh
XXXIV	Karikili Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
XXXV	Parikaranai Swamp	Tamil Nadu
Thirty-six	Pichavaram Mangroves	Tamil Nadu
XXXVII	Wadduwa Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
XXXVIII	Werode Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
XXXIX	Kuntankulam Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
40	Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve	Tamil Nadu
41	Wenbanur Wetland Complex	Tamil Nadu
Chapter 42	Cape Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
43	Kazuwili Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
Chapter 44	Nanjalayan Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
Chapter 45	Bhitakanikha Mangroves	Odisha
Chapter 46	Chilika Lake	Odisha
Chapter 47	Dubor Bill	Assam
Chapter 48	East Kolkata Wetlands	West Bengal
49	Sundarbans Wetlands	West Bengal
50	Nandur Mahameshwar	Maharashtra
51	Tana Creek	Maharashtra
52	Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat
53	Lake Parrière	Gujarat
54	Hijadia Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat
55	Wadwana Wetlands	Gujarat
56	Nani Pandrol Wetland	Gujarat
57	Chad Beede	Gujarat
58	Dasada Wetlands	Gujarat
59	Porbandar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat
60	Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat
61	Thor Lake Wildlife Sanctuary	Gujarat
62	Wadwana Wetlands	Gujarat
63	Pisces Sanctuary	Punjab
64	Kshopur-Miyani Community Conservation Area	Punjab
65	Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	Punjab
66	Ranganatitu Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka
67	Kokkarebellur Peacock Sanctuary	Karnataka
68	Ranganatitu Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka
69	Bonaire Wetlands	Karnataka
70	Hegri Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka
71	Magadi Kere Conservation Area	Karnataka
72	Ankasamudra Bird Sanctuary	Karnataka
73	Aganashini Estuary	Karnataka
74	Snipe Bird Sanctuary	Bihar
75	Nakti Bird Sanctuary	Bihar
76	Tawa Reservoir	Madhya Pradesh
77	Pindawasi Wildlife Sanctuary	Haryana
78	Sultanpur National Park	Haryana
79	Bojie Wetland	Madhya Pradesh
80	Para Wetlands	Madhya Pradesh
81	Shaman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
82	Sarsay Nawal Gill	Uttar Pradesh
83	Cokha Wetlands	Ladakh
84	Koleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh
85	Wimbanad-Cole Wetlands	Kerala

Did you know? 1- India has 42 Ramsar sites covering an area of ​​1,081,438 hectares (as of December 2020). 2- Chilika Lake is the largest Ramsar wetland in India with an area of ​​116,500 hectares. 3- Chilika Lake (Odisha) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) were recognized as the first Ramsar sites in India. 4-Uttar Pradesh is the state with the highest number of Ramsar sites in India with a total of 8 Indian wetlands. 5- Renuka Wetland in Himachal Pradesh is the smallest wetland in India with an area of ​​20 hectares.

Interesting facts about Ramsar Sites:

1- Ramsar Sites are one of the major protected areas in the world.

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2- There are 2,414 Ramsar sites in the world, covering a total area of ​​254,543,971.597 hectares.

3-In 1974, the world’s first Ramsar wetland was identified (Coburg Peninsula, Australia).

4- The UK has 175 Ramsar sites, the largest number of such sites in the world.

May-February 2 is International Wetlands Day.

6- These sites are kept in the Montreux Record to track any significant ecological changes that could have a positive or negative impact on the wetland site.

Wetlands According to the Ramsar Convention, a wetland is a swamp, marsh, peatland or body of water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with standing or flowing water, fresh, brackish or saline, including marine waters of which the depth at low tide does not exceed six metres. Examples include marine and coastal areas; estuaries; lakes and rivers; swamps and peatlands; groundwater and artificial wetlands such as rice fields, shrimp ponds and reservoirs.

Source: Ramsar.org

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